Administration Assistant | Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust

Do you have excellent administration and communication skills? Are you approachable and a team player? Do you have experience of Microsoft Office packages? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join our administration team.
The post is advertised at37.5 hours per week. The post holder will have a minimum of 1 year’s administration and clerical experience, excellent communication skills and experience of working with the public preferably in a health care or clerical setting. Qualifications should include Business Administration level 2 or equivalent in Word Processing, knowledge of Microsoft packages, good diary and time management skills along with organisational and prioritisation of workload.
• The post holder will currently be based at The Child Development Centre, Ormskirk District & General Hospital, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 4QX, however, the team may move base shortly. The post holder will be aligned to a specific team but will work across all three Children’s Therapy Teams providing cover for both planned and unplanned leave in response to the needs of the service and therefore flexibility to cover at other sites is a prerequisite. The role will involve undertaking a wide range of administrative duties and the provision of administrative support across the Children’s Therapy Service locations, coordinating their activities to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
The post holder will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Math’s and Word Processing, excellent computer skills are required and previous administration experience is essential. The post holder may also provide reception and telephone service therefore experience of communicating and dealing with people is essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to process and generate routine correspondence. They will be required to provide administrative support as directed by their administrative line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.
When applying for this position, it is essential that you read the job description and person specification. Please use the supporting information space to demonstrate your ability to undertake this role, drawing on your skills, knowledge and experience. Please note, people reviewing your application will be seeking evidence that you meet the essential criteria of the person specification
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.
Lancashire & South CumbriaFoundation 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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Monday 19 Feb 2024