Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Community Clerk

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunitie for an efficient administrator to support in our Community Division Clinical Teams.

The Successful candidate will have good organisation and people skills, be computer literate and have the ability to work with limited supervision.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and high quality administrative support service.

This is a Community Clinical Support role, there is an expectation for the successful candidate to be flexible and support across the Community Division.

The successful candidate will have the ability to support service users whilst being professional, empathetic and understanding.

**Previous Applicants Need Not Apply**

Main duties of the job

The Successful candidate will provide effective and comprehensive administrative support for our busy Community Specialist Nurses and Community Matron Teams.

Use information systems with specific responsibility to ensure a high standard of information recording is maintained.

Undertake general office duties, including ordering supplies and managing stock levels.

Answer the telephone, clear answerphone, record messages and respond to queries in a timely manner ensuring effective communication in line with local policies for non-clinical information only.

Input accurate and timely information required for audit purposes.

Requirement to work from other bases within the organisation and to undertake any other duties that may be required appropriate to the post holders grade, experience and competence.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC6781379-D

Job locations

Dovecot Health Centre/ various sites

Longreach Road,

Liverpool

L14 0NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Daily retrieval of referrals received, opening, and uploading to EMIS
  • Booking of appointments
  • Sending appointment letters in a timely manner.
  • Sending text messages for upcoming appointments where applicable
  • Telephone calls to and from service users, stakeholders, and outside agencies.
  • Close working relationship with various internal teams and any other outside agencies.
  • Ensuring all actions against admin role are followed through daily with completion or carry over for further discussion.
  • Daily maintenance of email inbox
  • Responding in a timely manner to requests from Clinical Leads, Operational Managers and Operations Director.
  • Supporting Office Manager and Clinical Team/Clinical Team Leader with required information in relation to the referrals received.
  • Attending any ad-hoc meetings in relation to the team.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and have excellent interpersonal/customer service skills and a friendly telephone manner. There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you can work on your own initiative.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Daily retrieval of referrals received, opening, and uploading to EMIS
  • Booking of appointments
  • Sending appointment letters in a timely manner.
  • Sending text messages for upcoming appointments where applicable
  • Telephone calls to and from service users, stakeholders, and outside agencies.
  • Close working relationship with various internal teams and any other outside agencies.
  • Ensuring all actions against admin role are followed through daily with completion or carry over for further discussion.
  • Daily maintenance of email inbox
  • Responding in a timely manner to requests from Clinical Leads, Operational Managers and Operations Director.
  • Supporting Office Manager and Clinical Team/Clinical Team Leader with required information in relation to the referrals received.
  • Attending any ad-hoc meetings in relation to the team.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and have excellent interpersonal/customer service skills and a friendly telephone manner. There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you can work on your own initiative.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Good keyboard skills
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and schedule work
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively within teams
  • Ability to work on own initiative

Desirable

  • EMIS Knowledge

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/NVQ2 or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Previous Healthcare Clerical/Admin Experience
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Good keyboard skills
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and schedule work
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work with attention to detail
  • Ability to work effectively within teams
  • Ability to work on own initiative

Desirable

  • EMIS Knowledge

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE/NVQ2 or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Previous Healthcare Clerical/Admin Experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dovecot Health Centre/ various sites

Longreach Road,

Liverpool

L14 0NL


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dovecot Health Centre/ various sites

Longreach Road,

Liverpool

L14 0NL


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Operational Admin Manager

Lisa Lowe

Lisa.Lowe@merseycare.nhs.uk

07884441768

Details

Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC6781379-D

Job locations

Dovecot Health Centre/ various sites

Longreach Road,

Liverpool

L14 0NL


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