Ward Administrator

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for a Ward Administrator on Wren Ward at the Carsington Unit, Kingsway site, Derby.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Ward Administrator to work full time on Wren Ward in our brand new Carsington Unit on our Kingsway Hospital, Derby, site.

This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. Carsington Unit is a purpose-built 54-bed unit which is due to open in early 2025. The new facilities will improve safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients by providing en-suite accommodation in single rooms.

Wren Ward is a new 18-bed Male Working Age Adult Acute Ward, based at our new Carsington Unit in Derby.

Wren Ward will focus on therapeutic interventions and deliver care to national recommendations.

This is a great opportunity for you to support shaping the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders.

The post is full time (37.5 hours per week) Monday to Friday during office hours, however we may be able to offer some flexibility around this.

Main duties of the job

You will be working closely with the clinical team to maintain the functionality of the team. You will provide Admin support to the Ward Manager and the Clinical team including minuting meetings and arranging appointments.

The job role will consist of carrying out standard administrator responsibilities, supporting the team and manager to maintain and develop the clinical and operational performance of the ward.

Though you will not be providing hands on patient care, patients may look to you for support and advice which can be rewarding experience.

You will play a part in managing phone activity within the staff office and displaying the Trust and team values to patient, carers and colleagues.

You will respond to the needs of people in an honest, non-judgemental and open manner which respects the rights of individuals and groups.

You will ensure that services are provided in a safe and supportive environment and at all times adopt a professional approach to your work promoting a positive image to services users/carers and the general public.

About us

Join Team Derbyshire Healthcare and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of "making a positive difference in people's lives".

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where possible
• 27 days' annual leave per year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women's network and Armed Forces network.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Our values

We pride ourselves on being a values-led organisation, as expressed through our Trust Strategy for 2024-28. Our Trust values are as follows: