Job Description
Do you have excellent attention to detail? Are you caring, compassionate and good with people? Then this job is for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, empathetic and self-motivated individual to work within our team, based at Salisbury Hospital. One day a week, you'll be providing administration support to our Eating Disorder Service (TEDS) and on the other days you'll be supporting the wider CAMHS team.
You will work with the whole of the multidisciplinary team to provide direct administrative support.
This role is a varied one; you'll be working with administrative and clinical staff to arrange appointments for the team of CAMHS staff.
We'll need you to be calm, approachable and have experience in talking to service users and their families/carers. You'll also need good skills in Excel, Word, Teams, Taking phone calls, formatting and sending out letters to young people and families across the South West.
You will be working alongside other administrators, with support and guidance from the administration lead.
There's a lot of variety in this role, so no two days are ever the same. You'll work with a mixture of different patients and services users from different backgrounds, and both the clinical and administrative teams are friendly, supportive and welcoming. We're here to help each other, as we know just how important it is to come to work and feel valued - and like you're making a difference.
There's opportunities for training by the team and through the learning and development department too.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
The post is permanent, and you'll be working on a part-time basis, Monday to Friday 10.00 am -5.00 pm.
Please note:
- New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.