Administrative Assistant

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the Drug and Alcohol Service, mainly at the reception desk. You will answer phones, greet service users and visitors, and provide essential administrative support to a busy multidisciplinary team.

The role requires excellent IT and typing skills, strict confidentiality, and the ability to work under pressure and multi-task. Some evening work may be required.

Qualifications

• Excellent IT and typing skills required.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task effectively.
• Professional, tactful and diplomatic with strong communication skills.
• Strong administration and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide reception cover, answer the phone and greet service users and visitors.
• Offer administrative and organisational support to the Drug and Alcohol Service.
• Input, retrieve and manage data using IT and paper systems.
• Produce, record and file computer generated prescriptions; monitor and order stock.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in day-to-day administrative tasks.

Skills

IT skills

Typing

Confidentiality

Communication

Multi-tasking

Tools

MS Office

Data entry systems

Job description

Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application.

We are seeking to recruit an Administrative Assistant to work as part of our busy multi-disciplinary Drug and Alcohol Service to offer administrative and organisational support. The post will be based on the reception desk and will include answering the telephone and greeting all service users and visitors.

The successful candidate will have excellent I.T. and typing skills and understand the importance of confidentiality. The post holder must be able to work under pressure and be able to multi-task. The post holder will present a professional manner, be tactful and diplomatic, exercising excellent communication skills to uphold the positive image of the service and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will have excellent administration and organisational skills.

There is the possibility of some occasional evening work on a Thursday evening until 8 pm.

To provide cover for Reception, including answering the phone and greeting service users and visitors to the service.

To offer administrative and organisational support to the multi-disciplinary Drug and Alcohol Service.

The compilation, inputting and retrieval of data using information technology and paper systems.

To produce, record and file computer generated prescriptions.To monitor and order stock.

This is an exciting time to join the team at Stockport Drug and Alcohol Service. We provide a non-discriminatory and user-friendly service, offering recovery focussed interventions to reduce substance misuse related harm for individuals, their families, and the local community. We work in partnership with wider health and wellbeing services to meet the diverse needs of Stockport residents, and to deliver a high standard of care.

All new starters to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust who are appointed to a post which requires a Disclosure Barring Certificate check (DBS) will be recharged for the full cost of the check. Substantive staff will have the amount deducted from their first months’ salary.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Griffin Job title: Administration Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 716 4000

For More Information Please Email Alison Griffin, Administration Manager

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