East London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Administrative Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for someone who is interested in working within a Learning Disability Team with a genuine desire to make a difference to our service users.

Luton & Bedfordshire Mental Health & Wellbeing Services provided by ELFT (East London Foundation Trust) is advertising a full-time vacancy (37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday) Administrative Assistant post to provide administrative support to the Countywide Learning Disability Team.

Main duties of the job

You will have responsibility for providing administrative support to designated areas. You will also be expected to cover other members of the admin team when required (this will involve travel to both sites- Clapham, Bedfordshire and Dunstable, Bedfordshire).

We are looking for a self-motivated, confident person who is able to take initiative, work flexibly, and effectively priortise tasks to ensure the smooth delivery of high quality clinical services. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring relevant timescales are met, and to ensure that information can be retrieved whenever necessary and to meet agreed Trust targets and objectives.

You will need to show experience in working in an effective and efficient administrative and clerical service, demonstrate the ability to work within evolving systems, and to work alongside clinical staff and senior managers. You should have a very positive attitude to work in what can be a challenging environment.

Only apply if you can convince an interview panel of the relevant experience you will bring to the role. You will be expected to have good knowledge of IT systems, proficient typing skills and other general administrative task knowledge.

To discuss this exciting opportunity, please contact Laura Danns on 01234 310589 or 07825 990935.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-BED5622838

Job locations

Twinwoods Health Resource Centre

Milton Road

Clapham, Bedfordshire

MK41 6AT


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the job, please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • English GCSE or equivalent

English GCSE or equivalent

Essential

  • Previous experience of working within an administrative team/function.
  • Previous experience of working within an administrative team/function.
  • Basic Office Experience and protocols

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a mental health organisational environment
  • Working in a Multi-disciplinary Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Computer Literacy
  • Familiarity with operating busy switchboard systems
  • IT Administration
  • IT Administration
  • Security guidelines and procedures
  • Confidentiality
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • English GCSE or equivalent

English GCSE or equivalent

Essential

  • Previous experience of working within an administrative team/function.
  • Previous experience of working within an administrative team/function.
  • Basic Office Experience and protocols

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a mental health organisational environment
  • Working in a Multi-disciplinary Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Computer Literacy
  • Familiarity with operating busy switchboard systems
  • IT Administration
  • IT Administration
  • Security guidelines and procedures
  • Confidentiality

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Twinwoods Health Resource Centre

Milton Road

Clapham, Bedfordshire

MK41 6AT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Twinwoods Health Resource Centre

Milton Road

Clapham, Bedfordshire

MK41 6AT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Support Lead

Laura Danns (Nee Thulborn)

laura.thulborn@nhs.net

01234310589

Details

Date posted

19 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-BED5622838

Job locations

Twinwoods Health Resource Centre

Milton Road

Clapham, Bedfordshire

MK41 6AT


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