Peripatetic Team Administrator | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 21 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 5FW |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7316460/437-7316460 |
Summary
If you are eager to make a meaningful impact on a patient’s experience, possess excellent communication skills and have a positive approach to changes, then we would like to hear from you.
The Greater Manchester Mental Health Talking Therapies Division offers psychological treatment for anxiety and depression, including specialist Post Covid Syndrome and Employment Support teams to the areas of Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan. As the Peripatetic Team Administrator, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the division to create a positive and seamless experience for our patients.
The Peripatetic Team Administrator will work across the Talking Therapies division providing administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of our services. The post holder should contribute to working in a team environment and be flexible to work across the division as and when the need arises and in accordance with demands on the services. At times, this may involve covering late clinics and travelling across the footprint of the Trust.
Join us in this fulfilling career opportunity where your self-motivation and enthusiasm will thrive in a fast-paced environment that embraces change.
Please note - This role is not eligible for sponsorship under current immigration rules.
Process all referrals received into services.
Monitor shared administration email inboxes and action in a timely manner.
Answer telephone calls professionally, record accurate messages and update clinical information systems while maintaining confidentiality.
Schedule appointments based on clinical requirements.
Provide cover for other administrative support staff across the Talking Therapy division, as necessary.
Greet service users and visitors at reception when required.
Utilise various software programmes to produce, maintain and distribute clinical correspondence to service users.
Organise workload to meet all deadlines, ensuring completion of day-to-day tasks.
Demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
Work independently, using own initiative to make decisions in a constantly changing environment, using judgement to manage queries appropriately or escalate when necessary.
Prioritise telephone calls, particularly those from distressed service users, carers and relatives and ensure the team are aware of the urgency.
Demonstrate proficiency in all functions of the electronic patient record system and the ability to query other relevant systems as needed.
Enter data onto the clinical information system promptly in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.
Actively contribute to promoting and fostering positive working relationships and practices for all service users, sharing administrative knowledge and best practices within the Division.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025