Senior Clerical Assistant - (Perm/Part Time) - REF:HSCP/83237 - INV06103

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

Job summary

Inverclyde Council is seeking a Senior Clerical Assistant to support their Health & Social Care Partnership. This role involves engaging with clients in services like Mental Health and Housing, providing essential administrative support, and contributing to the council's mission of enhancing community well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Attractive pension schemes

Career development support

Health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in a clerical role.
• Ability to work in mental health and social care environments.
• Good communication and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients across diverse health services.
• Provide administrative support including clinical typing and managing prescriptions.
• Cover reception and assist in managing orders.

Skills

Reception cover

Minute taking

Clinical typing

Prescription management

Referral screening

Job description

Job Description

Senior Clerical Assistant REF: HSCP/83237

Salary: Grade 3 £26,005 - £26,584

Location: Various Locations In Inverclyde

Hours: 25 Hours Per Week

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:

• Initial client/patient engagement across services like:
• Mental Health
• Housing Options and Homeless Advice Service
• Alcohol & Drug Recovery
• HSCP Headquarters Reception
• Administrative responsibilities such as:
• Providing reception cover
• Taking minutes for statutory meetings
• Clinical typing (likely involving medical terminology)
• Prescription management
• Processing Orders via financial management system
• Receive and Screen 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.

You can find out more in our Employee Benefits Booklet which is available on our website Employee Benefits - Inverclyde Council

Important Applicant Information:

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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 complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.

Regulatory Bodies

If your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC, you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. 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 other formats, such as Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email [e-mail].

Armed Forces Personnel/Reservists

Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many skills acquired during military service could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

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

Inverclyde Council recognizes the benefits of a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, while enabling employees to balance personal, home, and work responsibilities more effectively. Employees can apply for options including Part-Time Working, Job Share, Compressed Hours, Homeworking, Hybrid Working, and Flexible Retirement. More details are available in the Flexible Working Policy linked on our Employee Benefits web page.