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SalaryAre you
- Looking for an exciting new career in admin where you will be supported to reach your full potential?
- A good communicator, with a keen interest in working with children and young people?
- Able to maintain a calm approach under pressure?
If so we'd love to hear from you. You may be the applicant we are looking for in the rare and exciting role of Team
Main duties of the job
We are looking for highly skilled workers who are interested in working for the Trust.
You will need to be flexible, reliable, adaptable and have good organisational skills. A pleasant telephone manner and good communication skills are essential. You will also be computer literate with experience of Word and Excel, be a team player and able to maintain confidentiality.
You will be required to complete statutory and mandatory training and will be provided with further specific training if required.
For full details please see attached job description
Should this vacancy receive a high number of applications, the vacancy may be closed earlier than the closing date stated so don't delay and apply today
Working for our organisation
Once you have completed our thorough induction and training programme, you will be provided with the autonomy to work independently and complete your role to the best of your ability. You will receive excellent supervision and support and we are committed to staff professional development and encourage in-house training opportunities.
East Sussex CAMHS is an innovative service for children and families. We are part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We have 3 community teams, as well as a number specialist teams - all working to support the mental health of children and young people across East Sussex.
Administrative services within our teams are crucial to the success of our clinical work, and we rely heavily on the support and creativity of our admin colleagues. You will be joining a supportive and innovative team where administrative input is highly regarded and appreciated.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed information about the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualifications
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of a range of administrative procedures
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of developing, managing and maintaining office information systems
- Experience of working as part of a team
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
