Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

MSK Physiotherapy Admin Locality Lead

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Job summary

The base will be between 2 sites - St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead and Foundation House, Windsor - 18.75 hours per week

If you are looking for a new opportunity and thrive on a new challenge an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatient department.

This role and gives you the opportunity to take a key part in developing and shaping of how we effectively run the department.

The role is responsible for supervising the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead administration team This post is suitable for someone who can coordinate work effectively and provide support, motivation, and guidance to other team members.

In this role you will need to have good customer service skills and the ability to multitask.

You will also need to have excellent communication skills, be able to prioritise and organise a varied workload. If you also thrive on variety this is a role you should consider as you will have to travel to other sites when the need arises which includes Maidenhead/Windsor, Slough and Bracknell area you will receive generous mileage allowance to facilitate this element of the role.

You will be joining a Trust which has been rated by the CQC as "Outstanding for Care" a Trust who invests in staff and looks to provide them with ongoing training and personal development.

Main duties of the job

  • Line management of the WAM administration team including rota management and recruitment

  • Responsible for overseeing prompt completion of administration functions such as appointment bookings, clinic letter management, emails, telephone calls and queries from physiotherapist team.

  • Ensure targets and service level agreements are met to support the clinical provision

  • To be responsible for the efficient running of the administration service for the physiotherapy department

  • Take responsibility for digital referral management and new patient bookings

  • Liaise with necessary services to support and assist patients as needed, ie Interpreting Service.

  • Be the first point of contact for welcoming patients and visitors attending the physiotherapy outpatient department

  • Collect data and statistics to aid management in guiding the service direction.

  • Work flexibly in response to the needs of the patients, service, and physiotherapists

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Details

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

371-CHS930

Job locations

Physiotherapy WAM Musculoskeletal

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  1. Previous experience of managing an administration team.

  1. Good keyboard skills and the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, and Excel.

  1. Ability to organise and prioritise and experience of working in an office/ customer care

  2. Being dependable and in possession of a UK driving licence with access to a car

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

  1. Previous experience of managing an administration team.

  1. Good keyboard skills and the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, and Excel.

  1. Ability to organise and prioritise and experience of working in an office/ customer care

  2. Being dependable and in possession of a UK driving licence with access to a car

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • NVQ4 or equivalent qualification/experience
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence)/computer software qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience of using a variety of software programmes/packages

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Knowledge of administration and/or office procedures and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Supervising the work of others

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly as required, with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • NVQ4 or equivalent qualification/experience
  • ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence)/computer software qualification or equivalent knowledge and experience of using a variety of software programmes/packages

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Knowledge of administration and/or office procedures and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Supervising the work of others

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly as required, with the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the post

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

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Physiotherapy WAM Musculoskeletal

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Physiotherapy WAM Musculoskeletal

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Administrator

Linda Burley

linda.burley@berkshire.nhs.uk

07557542193

Details

Date posted

22 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

371-CHS930

Job locations

Physiotherapy WAM Musculoskeletal

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


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