Job summary
You will be providing business support to the Divisional Directorate team and be the Professional lead for all administrators within the Secure, Specialised and CAMHS Division. You will also have some Trustwide responsibilities.
You will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, able to work across multiple services, systems, commissioners and partners. You will need to be pro-active, creative and flexible in your approach to this role.
Main duties of the job
This role sits within the Secure, Specialised and CAMHS Division. to support the Divisional Directorate in the smooth operational management of the Division, including the provision of excellent administration functions throughout the Division.
As professional lead, the post holder will need to be experienced in managing administrative staff and ideally have experience of reviewing administrative structures whilst ensuring that the structures support the localities in their service delivery.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust); a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, as well as some services across the whole South West region.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Business Coordination of the Division.
Learning and Development of Administrative Staff.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Business Coordination of the Division.
Learning and Development of Administrative Staff.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level or further training and experience which demonstrates equivalent level of attainment
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a large and complex organisation
- Experience of delivering projects against timescales
- Highly flexible to support the changing needs of the organisation
- Experience of Managing staff
- Effective influencing with individuals at all levels
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training on a 1:1 / group basis
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload when faced with competing demands
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, interpersonal and liaison
- Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values and act as a role model to colleagues
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Educated to degree level or further training and experience which demonstrates equivalent level of attainment
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a large and complex organisation
- Experience of delivering projects against timescales
- Highly flexible to support the changing needs of the organisation
- Experience of Managing staff
- Effective influencing with individuals at all levels
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training on a 1:1 / group basis
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload when faced with competing demands
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, interpersonal and liaison
- Ability to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values and act as a role model to colleagues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).