Dementia and Learning Disabilities Administrative Assistant

Job summary

This post is based in the Directorate of Clinical Governance and Quality, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the provision of an efficient, confidential, and comprehensive administrative/secretarial service to the Dementia & LD Lead.

The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.

Main duties of the job

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To manage, organise and prioritise own workload and provide a full range of clerical/administrative support services including:

• Work as part of the Clinical Governance Department to assist with the various administrative tasks, have the ability to deal with routine matters on own initiative and to work well as a team player
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, managers and other staff in the team and with colleagues at all levels both within the Trust and in other external organisations.
• Promote family and friends test (FFT) for people with learning disabilities and dementia
• Promote John Campaign to support people with dementia and learning disabilities
• Support the lead nurse for dementia and learning disabilities with promoting reasonable adjustments
• Minute meetings as directed
• Use 'Microsoft Office' software
• Provide effective cover for colleagues in their absence
• Use and maintain efficient and effective filing/retrieval systems, making maximum use of technology with the aim of achieving a paperless office.
• Undertake such other duties as may be required suitable to the banding of the post.
• This list of duties is not intended to be exhaustive but indicates the main areas of work and may be subject to change after consultation with the post-holder to meet the changing needs of the service.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.