Receptionist/Admin Assistant

CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Redruth; Sur place; GBP 9 000 - 12 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

The CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST is seeking a friendly Receptionist/Admin Assistant for The Basset Unit at Camborne Redruth Community Hospital to support the Kerrier Community Mental Health Team and Dementia in Older People’s Mental Health Service.

This part-time post (15 hours per week) involves office reception, handling calls, and supporting service users, families and carers with a high level of care and accuracy within an NHS community setting in Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Caring and sensitive approach to work
• Clear and professional communication with patients, carers and colleagues
• Accurate and efficient handling of reception and clerical tasks

Responsabilités

• Provide general reception duties and front-facing support as part of the admin team
• Answer telephone calls and manage enquires
• Use electronic systems with a high degree of accuracy and maintain service standards

Description du poste

We have an exciting opportunity for a cheerful, friendly and patient focused individual to join our team of experienced and efficient Receptionist/Admin Assistants and the wider administrative and clerical team at The Basset Unit, Camborne Redruth Community Hospital supporting the Kerrier Community Mental Health Team and Dementia in Older People's Mental Health Service.The post holder should demonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to their work and be able to communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, patients, carers, the general public and representatives from other hospitals and organisations.This is a part-time post working 15 hours per week, Thursday & Friday 08:45 to 17:00, The post holder will be required to provide a comprehensive service as part of the administration team, the Receptionist/Admin Assistant will provide the public face of the Integrated Community Mental Health Team (ICMHT) and Dementia in Older People's Mental Health Service (DOPMH) assisting service users, their families and carers, and all other professionals, as well as providing general reception duties, taking telephone calls, and using electronic systems, with a high degree of accuracy, always ensuring efficient and effective levels of service, on a daily basis.

There will be extensive liaison with service users, GP's, clinical staff within the service and the general public, providing an excellent customer service to facilitate efficient and sensitive communication. Information received may be of a confidential or sensitive nature and will require courteous and diplomatic handling.

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.