Administration Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Malvern, Evesham and Pershore Older Adult Community Mental Health Team based at Rowan House in Malvern as a Band 2 Administrative Assistant. The team also operate out of Waterside, Evesham Community Hospital and on rare occasions there may be the need to provide cover at this base.

The post is a permanent position. The core working hours for the team are Monday to Friday 9-5 and the post is 30 hours per week. As a service we understand the importance of work life balance and strive to find individual ways to ensure that our team members can achieve this, whilst ensuring we continue to deliver the best service to our patients.

There are opportunities to develop specialist skills and you will receive regular supervision.

The team is busy, but supportive with a focus on staff well-being and development.

Please note the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status. If you are employed on an acceptable time limited visa, there is no guarantee of sponsorship at point of expiry.

Main duties of the job

The post will involve providing a comprehensive administrative service within the team. The role will be varied providing the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain valuable experience within Older Adult Mental Health Services. The admin team consists of a Senior Medical Secretary, Medical Secretary, Team Secretary and Administrative Assistant who support a multidisciplinary team.

You will need to have a flexible attitude, have good time management and organisational skills. You will need good IT skills. The team is busy, but supportive with a focus on staff well-being and development.

A typical day will include answering / dealing with both face to face and telephone enquires in a tactful and professional manner, recording any message efficiently and passing them to the relevant individual in an appropriate and timely manner. Provide administrative support as required, e.g. typing, data inputting, filing, scanning. Deal with incoming and outgoing post. Undertake reception duties as and when required.

Handle transport requests / arrangements, as then appropriate.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Rowan House

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Rowan House

Osborne Road

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 1JE

Employer's website

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

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