Senior Clerical Assistant - (Perm/Part Time) - REF:HSCP/83237

Inverclyde Council; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Inverclyde Council is seeking a Senior Clerical Assistant for a part-time position within its Health & Social Care Partnership. The candidate will provide vital administrative support across various services, including mental health and housing options. This role offers extensive professional development opportunities in a dynamic environment, emphasizing flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Attractive pension schemes

Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme

Career development support

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in frontline administrative support roles.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Right to work in the UK is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative support to health and social care services.
• Taking minutes and managing clinical documentation.
• Handling referral processes and communication with service users.

Skills

Reception Skills

Minute Taking

Clinical Typing

Prescription Management

Referral Screening

Job description

Location: Various Locations In Inverclyde, PA15 1LY

Salary: £26,005 - £26,584 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Part Time

Hours: 25 hours per week

Job Description

Senior Clerical Assistant REF: HSCP/83237

Location: Various Locations In Inverclyde

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and impactful frontline administrative support role within Inverclyde Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP), where the post holder plays a crucial role in:

• Mental Health
• Housing Options and Homeless Advice Service
• Alcohol & Drug Recovery
• Administrative responsibilities such as:
• Providing reception cover
• Taking minutes for statutory meetings
• Clinical typing (likely involving medical terminology)
• Prescription management
• Receiving and screening referrals

There will be professional development through exposure to multiple services, which helps build a broad and versatile skillset.

Inverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development, and health and wellbeing support.

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• Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer paying the Living Wage Rate where required. Please click the link to 'Essential Applicant Information' above for more information.

Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK as we do not hold a sponsorship license.

Vetting by Disclosure Scotland

If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults), you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check, and the majority of all other posts will require completing a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If successful, you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC, you must obtain and maintain registration, including paying any fees. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees.

Further Assistance

Alternative application packs can be requested in formats such as Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or for further assistance attending or participating in an interview, contact the HR Recruitment Team at 01475 712740 or email [e-mail].

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel and reservists, recognizing the transferable skills gained during military service.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the essential criteria for the job.

Flexible Working

We support flexible working options including Part-Time Working, Job Share, Compressed Hours, Homeworking, Hybrid Working, and Flexible Retirement, details of which are available in our Flexible Working Policy on the Employee Benefits web page.