Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Admin Assistant
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Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
We have an excellent opportunity for Administrative Assistants
We have an excellent opportunity for Administrative Assistants to join Specialist Psychological Therapy Services within the directorate of Adult Mental Health.
Monday-Friday - 9.00 am - 5.00 pm - 37.h hrs
As an Administration Assistant for Specialist Psychological Therapy Services you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive administration service to a specific areas of the mental health team which will include supporting a clinical team.
In addition to that you will be required to cover the reception which will include meeting and greeting patients face to face and answering the telephone in a timely manner. You will also be required to cover reception for an evening group (Monday until 6 pm) on a rotation basis.
This is a diverse role and you will be working in a busy and fast paced environment within a team that value and support each other.
We are looking for people with administration experience, strong communication skills with the ability to work on their own and in a team and who can demonstrate our values of Compassion, Trust, Respect and Integrity.
We Also Offer
- A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
- Free onsite parking
- Access to a wide range of additional benefits such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
- Health and Wellbeing Support
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The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
Please note we do NOT offer Sponsorship for this role*
As an Administration Assistant/Receptionist you will be the first point of contact for telephone enquiries and face to face from patients and referrers. You will be working proactively as part of the wider administrative and clinical teams including other services within the directorate of Mental Health and Clinical and Medical Staff.
You will be processing referrals, data inputting, supporting the wider teams as per service needs and other general administration duties. For this you will require good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, excellent IT skills and highly organised with good planning skills.
The role includes telephone and written correspondence with patients, Service Users, liaising with family members/carers, GPs and other primary care services, other external NHS services or partner agencies, such as Social Care and the Police.
You will need good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to liaise with service users in a calm and compassionate manner.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
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For more information about the role or an informal visit, please contact
Jinny Kaur Administration Manager on 07825928554 or email jinny.kaur@nhs.net
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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