Clinical Administrator

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Kendal is seeking a Clinical Administrator for its Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The successful candidate will provide essential administrative and information services to support the clinical teams. Key qualifications include excellent organization skills, ability to work flexibly, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The position encourages a positive work/life balance with options for flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisation skills.
• Ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team.
• Computer literacy, able to use Microsoft Office packages and have a good telephone manner.

Responsibilities

• Align to a specific team and work flexibly in response to the needs of the Networks Administration service.
• Communicate with staff, service users, visitors and carers in a professional manner.
• Provide administration support and information services to the team.

Job description

Overview

The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team is looking for a Clinical Administrator to join our admin team on a permanent basis supporting our Clinical Teams. The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service to the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team within the Mental Health Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

Responsibilities

• Align to a specific team and work flexibly in response to the needs of the Networks Administrative service, providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by the Deputy Admin Lead to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.
• Communicate with staff, service users, visitors and carers in a professional manner.
• Provide administration support and information services to the team.

Qualifications / Skills

• Excellent organisation skills.
• Ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team.
• Computer literacy, able to use Microsoft Office packages and have a good telephone manner.

About the Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Work Arrangement

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.