Band 2 Support Team Assistant

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is recruiting for an efficient Support Team Assistant to join the Leicester Nutrition and Dietetic Service (Community). The role involves fast-paced admin duties in the appointment booking team, with duties including handling confidential patient information, producing clinical correspondence, and general admin tasks.

The post requires strong administration and communication skills, legible handwriting, and proficient computer use.

Job description

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual.

The role will involve speaking to patients and health professionals on the telephone on a daily basis therefore applicants will be able to speak clearly and have a confident professional telephone manner.

The post holder will be proficient with using computers and will use clinical systems to check and update patients confidential details, to arrange appointments and to generate clinical correspondence.

Legible handwriting and filing skills and ability to use office equipment is essential as the post also involves preparing post, information packs and filing paper based information.

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

Hours of work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

The Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service has a vacancy for an efficient Support Team Assistant with excellent administration and communication skills to work in our fast-paced Admin Support Team contributing towards the day to day running of the appointment booking team and general admin functions.

Leicester Nutrition and Dietetic Service (Community) has a team of approximately 100 staff, made of Dietitians, Community Nutritionists, Dietetic Support Workers and Support Team Staff covering the population of Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community.

We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.