Job summary
We have a 12 month Secondment or 12 month Fixed Term opportunity for a Team Secretary, Band 3 to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm based at Avenue House on The Manor Site in Nuneaton.
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for two individuals with excellent secretarial, communication and organisational skills to join the admin team. You will have the option to work from home on a rota basis once fully trained as well as working in the office based at Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton.This is a full time post and the successful candidates will need to be able to work Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
Main duties of the job
You will play an important role within the wider admin team to provide efficient and comprehensive administration support to the clinicians and managers. You will work within an integrated and skill mixed admin team supporting the clinical service delivery within Mental Health. Team Secretaries are vital members of the team providing support to clinicians and managers and supervising the day to day workload of the Admin Support colleagues.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the standardisation of admin support across the Trust to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the admin support received by clinical services. We are looking for individuals with a positive approach to change who are supportive of service improvements and able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.We will require a well organised individual who is able to empathise with our service users and be able to deal with sensitive enquiries in a confidential manner. Knowledge and experience in customer care would be an advantage.You will need to be computer literate in Word, Excel and Outlook with excellent accuracy in data input. Experience of minute taking is essential as you will be required to attend Professional and Safeguarding meetings to take minutes. You must have the ability to multitask, manage and prioritise your own workload and be able to work on both your own initiative and as part of a team.
We are looking for individuals with a positive approach to change who are supportive of service improvements and able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.
This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will support the standardisation of admin support across the Trust to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the admin support received by clinical services. We are looking for individuals with a positive approach to change who are supportive of service improvements and able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.We will require a well organised individual who is able to empathise with our service users and be able to deal with sensitive enquiries in a confidential manner. Knowledge and experience in customer care would be an advantage.You will need to be computer literate in Word, Excel and Outlook with excellent accuracy in data input. Experience of minute taking is essential as you will be required to attend Professional and Safeguarding meetings to take minutes. You must have the ability to multitask, manage and prioritise your own workload and be able to work on both your own initiative and as part of a team.
We are looking for individuals with a positive approach to change who are supportive of service improvements and able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.
This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C)
- QCF Business Administration Level 2 (or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this)
- QCF Customer Service Level 2 (or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- Advanced keyboard / IT skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise own and other's workload and use own initiative
- Understanding of working in a supervisory role
- Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
- Good time management skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of reception / office procedures
- Ability to take and transcribe notes of meetings in a timely manner
- Ability to maintain relevant recording and information systems
- Ability to problem solve
- Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a busy office / customer care environment
- Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Trust Values
- Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- Confident in dealing with people at all levels
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C)
- QCF Business Administration Level 2 (or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this)
- QCF Customer Service Level 2 (or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- Advanced keyboard / IT skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise own and other's workload and use own initiative
- Understanding of working in a supervisory role
- Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
- Good time management skills
- Good knowledge and understanding of reception / office procedures
- Ability to take and transcribe notes of meetings in a timely manner
- Ability to maintain relevant recording and information systems
- Ability to problem solve
- Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a busy office / customer care environment
- Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Trust Values
- Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- Confident in dealing with people at all levels
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
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.
