Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 310-CYPF-6827803
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Newtown Centre
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Administrator Call Handler
Band 3
Job overview
We are looking for an Administrator Call Handler to join our busy team working on our CAMHS reception.Ìý The successful candidate will need to be calm, patient, organised and able to work autonomously and within a team. You will need to have good communication skills and be a competent typist.ÌýÌý
You will be proactive in solving problems and queries and you will see these through to completion.Ìý
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a comprehensive administrative service within their team.
This office based reception work role involves, speaking with callers and taking accurate messages and adding to our patient record system.Ìý There will be times where cover is needed within our admin hub helping to format letters and uploading and scanning.Ìý
Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
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Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
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To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.Ìý
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- Ensure good customer service by providing a professional and effective telephone service, taking accurate messages, and providing information and signposting as requested and appropriate.
- Word processing of all forms of correspondence, reports and summaries that are required by the team.
- Undertake diary management for clinicians and/or managers, as required.
- Organise clinics and associated appointments for clinics, using appropriate brought-forward systems to manage work.
- Organise reception team meetings, take, transcribe, and distribute minutes accordingly as required.
- Provide operational support to colleagues, and supervision of apprentices or band 2 administration staff within the team, if required, as directed by Line Manager.
- Deal with staff requests for ordering office supplies and stationery.
- Inputting and updating service user information and service user/team activity on computerised information systems, creating service user notes where necessary and according to policy.
- Maintain filing in both paper and electronic records, ensuring that it is kept up to date at all times. In accordance with Trust procedures, track and receive notes in a timely manner.
- Undertake training of new staff as directed by Line Manager.
- Provide cover as directed by Line Manager for other members of the team in their absence and assist with their workloads as necessary and undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required commensurate with the grade of the post.Ìý
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCE/GCSE standard.
- RSA Stage II/NVQ Level 2 in Administration or equivalent.
- Good command of written English.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a busy and demanding office/customer facing environment
- Experience of planning and organising own workload and of staff within own span of control
- Experience of supporting a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in an NHS office environment.
- Experience in using computer programmes including health care IT systems.
- Lived experience of mental health.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to adopt an appropriate style and method of communication and deal effectively with people
- Ability to work on own initiative.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Data Protection Act.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
- Clear understanding of confidentiality and the importance of maintaining confidentiality for patients
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey George
- Job title
- Senior Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01480 445281
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