Administrator

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a Band 3 Ward Administrator to work in our busy mental health inpatient service based at Guild Lodge in Whittingham to provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the service, and coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1074-CLK

Job locations

Guild Lodge

Preston

PR3 2JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care - or equivalent experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Knowledge

Essential

Intermediate knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice

Desirable

Knowledge of mental health issues

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in customer services or administration

Desirable

Previous experience as a Ward Administrator

Person Specification

Education

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care - or equivalent experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Knowledge

Essential

Intermediate knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice

Desirable

Knowledge of mental health issues

Experience

Essential

Previous experience in customer services or administration

Desirable

Previous experience as a Ward Administrator

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.