Business Assistant

NHS; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health trust is seeking a Business Assistant to join their East Leicestershire Community Mental Health Team in Melton Mowbray. This role involves providing comprehensive administrative support, including managing referrals, correspondence, and diary management. Ideal candidates will have strong administration and communication skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a supportive environment. We encourage applicants from all community backgrounds.

Benefits

Structured learning journey

Robust induction period

Regular supervision and support

Qualifications

• Great administration experience and communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to work independently and in a team is required.
• Good planning skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing referrals and correspondence with patients.
• Diary management and organizing meetings.
• Preparing agendas, taking minutes, and data inputting.

Skills

Administration experience

Strong communication skills

Highly organized

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

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!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Assistant to join our team at East Leicestershire Community Mental Health Team. This is an incredibly rewarding role working with a team who support people with mental health issues within the Melton and Rutland Area in East Leicestershire. As a Business Assistant you will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the multi‑disciplinary team within the community setting. You will be joining a welcoming team who work well together and support each other. For this role, we are looking for people with great administration experience and strong communication skills with the ability to work on their own and in a team. You'll need to be highly organised with good planning skills and highly skilled in Microsoft Office. It is a very friendly environment, and we are looking for people who demonstrate our values of Compassion, Trust, Respect and Integrity.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long‑term goals and work to your strengths.

Main duties of the job

• Managing referrals
• Telephone and written correspondence with patients
• Diary management
• Preparing agendas and taking minutes
• Organising meetings
• Data inputting and creating spreadsheets
• Other general administration duties

About Us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

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. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. 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. All jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.