Administration Assistant in Leigh

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm) Job ref

Site Pennington Unit Town leigh Salary £25,272 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/07/ :59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Wigan Admin Teams for a Team Administrator.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced administrator who enjoys working as part of a team and can demonstrate a commitment to delivering high‑quality administration support in an efficient and timely manner.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, IT competency in Word, Excel and Outlook and a broad range of administrative experience.

You will be part of a team of administrators providing admin cover to our service users, clinicians and other health professionals.

If you have a flexible approach and the ability to adapt to changing priorities, this will be an excellent opportunity to develop your skills.

Main duties of the job

The Team Administrator will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and confidential administrative support to the Referral and Assessment Team.

The post holder will provide an administrative function to the managers, minute taking of meetings, typing of letters, filing, diary management and other general administrative duties.

• Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Excellent pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Wellbeing programme.
• Blue Light Card Discounts.

Education / Qualifications

• Typing/WP RSAII or equivalent or demonstrable experience.
• ECDL NVQ2 Business Administration GCSE English grade A‑C or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience of working in an office environment.
• Audio Typing experience.
• Experience of working within the NHS or related healthcare experience.
• Experience of dealing with members of the public.
• Knowledge
• Knowledge of office procedures.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook.
• Awareness of Recovery Model.
• Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines.

Skills & Abilities

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to operate and maintain filing systems both manual and electronic.
• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings.
• able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
• able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate.
• Other Requirements
• Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude to service users, carers and other staff.
• Good time management.
• Commitment to service development.
• Commitment to effective team work.
• Flexible approach to working.
• Willingness to undertake training appropriate to the post.
• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the Trust Values at all times.

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

We are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received.

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