Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Business Assistant
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Job Overview
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 a fantastic opportunity for a Business Administration Assistant to join our team within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health.
As a Business Assistant you will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the multi disciplinary team within an admin team. You will be joining a welcoming team who work well together and support each other.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, a team player and above all able to demonstrate a commitment to the Trust’s values in everyday life.
The role is within the adult mental health admin team, primarily supporting the Occupational Therapies team.
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.
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 to help support your work-life balance
- Health and Wellbeing Support
- Various Staff Support Networks
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For an informal chat and more information regarding the position, please contact Jane Spencer on 0116 295 2766 or email jane.spencer10@nhs.net
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
The successful candidate will possess excellent IT and audio-typing skills, good written and verbal communication skills, good numerical and analytical skills, the ability to liaise with service users in a calm and compassionate manner and the ability to work positively and proactively as part of the wider administrative and clinical teams.
As a Business Assistant, you will be required to:
- Attend meetings, take minutes/notes, circulate documentation, and ensure actions are logged, prioritised, and followed up.
- Plan and organise training, appointments, and events, including coordinating travel arrangements and guest speakers.
- Undertake diary management for yourself and others and communicate effectively via email, implementing a flagging/prioritisation system.
- Create and format professional communications, such as letters, leaflets, presentations, reports, and briefings to a high standard.
- Order goods or services, monitor progress of orders, check receipt of goods or services, and ensure invoices can be reconciled.
- Deal with complaints and use your own initiative to solve problems, escalating where necessary.
- Issue patient monies and petty cash, bank, order monies, and balance monthly accounts, along with checking and invoicing of travel dockets.
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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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