Job summary
Administrator
If you are looking for a new and exciting opportunity, have good administrative and ICT skills and experience and are not afraid of working in a fast-paced environment, you are exactly who we are looking for.
An opportunity has come up for an Administrator within the NHS Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.
An element of this service is to provide an outreach and screening service for Afghan refugees who are veterans, have served in the military police, worked as interpreters within these services or in other roles alongside the British Army or Government, many of whom will have experienced trauma.
NB: It is a role requirement that the successful applicant can speak Dari and/or Pashto.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will support the management of the administrative function within the Op COURAGE Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service in order to provide an efficient and effective service.
This includes a high level of prioritising and organisational skills to ensure administration targets are met. This to include swift and accurate administrative processing of referrals into the Service, co-ordination with triaging clinicians, and liaison with patients, referrers, services including GP, as well as the significant others of patients.
You must be experienced, dedicated, reliable, proactive, and a flexible individual who is assertive and take the initiative in anticipating the needs of their teams.
You should be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You should be able to demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
It is essential that you have experience in minute-taking and using Excel to intermediate level, along with good attention to detail.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
NHS Discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme
Excellent internal staff network
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey, or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to main duties of the job/ attached documents or please contact us on the email below where we would be happy to discuss in further detail.
Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the criteria.
This role involves working with refugees from Afghanistan. It is a role requirement that the successful applicant can speak Dari and/or Pashto.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to main duties of the job/ attached documents or please contact us on the email below where we would be happy to discuss in further detail.
Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the criteria.
This role involves working with refugees from Afghanistan. It is a role requirement that the successful applicant can speak Dari and/or Pashto.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of good general education to include GCSE or Equivalent in Maths and English. HNC Level in Administration or equivalent experience within an admin environment
Desirable
- Interest in continuing professional development
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Diary Management
- Use of MS Office Software to intermediate level, to include Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Proven ability to allocate work systematically and prioritise workload
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive in problem-solving.
- Ability to speak Dari and/or Pashto to a fluent level
EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Substantial experience in a secretarial/administrative role
- Experience of servicing/minuting meetings
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience of working in a mental health environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of good general education to include GCSE or Equivalent in Maths and English. HNC Level in Administration or equivalent experience within an admin environment
Desirable
- Interest in continuing professional development
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Diary Management
- Use of MS Office Software to intermediate level, to include Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Good communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Proven ability to allocate work systematically and prioritise workload
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and as part of a team
- Ability to work on own initiative and be proactive in problem-solving.
- Ability to speak Dari and/or Pashto to a fluent level
EXPERIENCE/ KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Substantial experience in a secretarial/administrative role
- Experience of servicing/minuting meetings
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience of working in a mental health environment
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.
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.
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).
