Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clerical Officer

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Job summary

The post holder (s) will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Community & Wellbeing Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure that an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder will be aligned to Preston West Admin Hub based at Fulwood Clinic and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Locality's administrative service. They may be required to provide reception and clinical admin cover at Ashton and Ingol Health Centres as directed by their administration line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality reception and admin service provision.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths and Word Processing. Excellent computer skills are required. One of the primary purposes of this role is to provide a comprehensive reception and administration service and therefore administration experience is essential in order to provide a professional service to the clinical teams. Experience of dealing with people is also essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. It is essential that the post holder has good organisational and communication skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN849-MT

Job locations

Fulwood Clinic

Preston

PR2 1HR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience GCSE English Language A-C
  • ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Experience

Essential

  • Working in an office environment
  • Working with members of the public

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience GCSE English Language A-C
  • ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Experience

Essential

  • Working in an office environment
  • Working with members of the public

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fulwood Clinic

Preston

PR2 1HR


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fulwood Clinic

Preston

PR2 1HR


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Team Leader, Preston West Admin hub

Winsome Golding-Watson

Winsome.golding-watson@lscft.nhs.uk

07973756388

Details

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN849-MT

Job locations

Fulwood Clinic

Preston

PR2 1HR


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