Admin Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong career progression (offered)

Expert supervision and support

Employee referral scheme

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is seeking an Admin Assistant for a hospital setting. The role provides organisational and administrative support across the administration team, including reports, records, telephone enquiries and occasional minute taking.

The post is full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and requires experience in health care and DBS check. You will work across two wards and support smooth department operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in health care
• Knowledge of mental health
• Enhanced DBS check

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of organisational and administrative support
• Prepare reports and other written materials to a high standard
• Keep files and records as required
• Work co-operatively with the administration team to keep the department running smoothly
• Take minutes at meetings occasionally and take notes for meetings as required
• Answer the telephone and respond to enquiries in a friendly, efficient manner

Skills

Mental health knowledge

Organised & flexible

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Access

Windows

Internet

Job description

This Admin Assistant post sits at Cygnet Nield House, a 29-bed women's mental health hospital run by Cygnet Health Care. The role provides organisational and administrative support, including reports, records, telephone enquiries and occasional minute taking for the hospital's administration team. It is full time, 40 hours a week Monday to Friday, and covers two wards: Clarion, a complex personality disorder service, and Compton, an acute admissions service. Applicants need experience in health care, knowledge of mental health and an enhanced DBS check.

What the job involves

• Provide a high standard of organisational and administrative support
• Prepare reports and other written materials to a high standard
• Keep files and records as required
• Work co-operatively with the administration team to keep the department running smoothly
• Take minutes at meetings occasionally and take notes for meetings as required
• Answer the telephone and respond to enquiries in a friendly, efficient manner

Experience

• Experience in health care

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health
• Organised and flexible, able to prioritise workloads, solve problems and make decisions
• Calm under pressure and able to work on own initiative
• Strong written and verbal communicator with an eye for detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Highly proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Windows and the internet

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

What’s offered

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision and support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount scheme