Clinical Support Team Administrator

NHS Professionals; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay rates

24/7 support

Multi locational - NHS bank

My Bank shift portal

Training and development

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Job summary

NHS Professionals in Ipswich is seeking a Clinical Support Team Administrator to join the Suffolk Connect Team on a temporary ongoing basis. The role is part-time, 15 hours per week, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm, located at Walker Close, Ipswich IP3 8LY.

The post requires Lorenzo NHS system experience, with duties including secretarial and administrative support, diary management, minutes, and handling referrals and information for patients and families in line with NHS policies.

Qualifications

• Lorenzo (NHS system) experience

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial/administrative support to the team.
• Respond to the administrative needs of the service to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met.
• Supervise lower banded staff.
• Provide accurate, prompt and efficient secretarial/administrative support to the clinical multidisciplinary team which may include spreadsheets and reports.
• Use electronic systems to input and access information as required by the clinical multidisciplinary team.
• Deal with and process all types of patient referrals liaising directly with General Practitioners, clinical staff including medical staff from other areas.
• Liaise with clinical team members in relation to urgent referrals or other emergencies.
• Provide non-clinical information to patients and families, where necessary, including cancellation of appointments.
• Take and process minutes for teams (across the Locality).
• Diary management as required for team members to include appointments / meetings, regular commitments to assist in organising the workload.
• Ensure confidential information is retained and stored in line with Trust policy in an efficient and effective manner.
• Use set procedures to undertake administrative and secretarial functions around legislative procedures i.e. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act.
• Attend and contribute to internal/external meetings relevant to the post as delegated by the line manager.
• Provide cover for other administrative staff during holidays and sickness, across the Locality.
• Liaise with maintenance departments as delegated by line manager regarding buildings and general maintenance.
• Liaise with IT departments as delegated by line manager regarding problems / faults with electronic equipment etc.
• Be responsive, adaptable and flexible to working across the locality bases.
• Undertake other appropriate duties as directed, being adaptable and flexible to service needs and changes across the locality.

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Lorenzo (NHS system)

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Support Team Administrator

Department: Suffolk Connect Team

Duration: This is a temporary role, and it is currently Ongoing

Locations: Walker Close, Ipswich, IP3 8LY

Working Pattern: 15 hours per week, Thu & Fri, 9am - 5pm

Pay Banding: Band 3 – £14.05 per hour

Trust: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

The postholder must have the following experience: Lorenzo (NHS system) experience

Job Description

• Provide secretarial / administrative support to the team in order that they can provide an efficient service to all customers.
• Respond to the administrative needs of the service to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met.
• Supervise lower banded staff

Clinical Support

• Provide accurate, prompt and efficient secretarial/administrative support to the clinical multi disciplinary team which may include spreadsheets and reports.
• Use electronic systems to input and access information as required by the clinical multi disciplinary team.
• Deal with and process all types of patient referrals liaising directly with General Practitioners, clinical staff including medical staff from other areas.
• Liaise with clinical team members in relation to urgent referrals or other emergencies.
• Provide non-clinical information to patients and families, where necessary, including cancellation of appointments.
• Take and process minutes for teams (across the Locality).

General

• Diary management as required for team members to include appointments / meetings, regular commitments to assist in organising the workload.
• Ensure confidential information is retained and stored in line with Trust policy in an efficient and effective manner.
• Use set procedures to undertake administrative and secretarial functions around legislative procedures i.e. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act.
• Attend and contribute to internal/external meetings relevant to the post as delegated by the line manager.
• Provide cover for other administrative staff during holidays and sickness, across the Locality.
• Liaise with maintenance departments as delegated by line manager regarding buildings and general maintenance.
• Liaise with IT departments as delegated by line manager regarding problems / faults with electronic equipment etc.
• Be responsive, adaptable and flexible to working across the locality bases.
• Undertake other appropriate duties as directed, being adaptable and flexible to service needs and changes across the locality.

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust

• An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
• Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
• A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates - work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days - call us anytime
• Multi locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go - access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities - Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work - your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available - a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

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This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.