Clinical Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Administrator/Support Medical Secretary Administrator to work in the Moving Well Services, based at the Minerva Centre, Lowthorpe Road, Deepdale, Preston PR1 6SB.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive individual. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a challenging and demanding role. You must have proven knowledge of Administration procedures and have previous experience of audio typing.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the challenges of working in a busy and constantly changing environment, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and to achieve strict deadlines. You will be a highly motivated individual and will have excellent communication skills.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive full range of duties to the service. The post holder will coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the service, providing cover to other teams as directed by the Admin Team Lead in liaison with the Deputy Admin Lead to ensure continuity of a quality service. There will be an expectation from the post holder to cover Blood Monitoring admin at another NHS site.

In return you will be part of a supportive team who will develop your skills, knowledge and experience.

A standard DBS disclosure will be required.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT supports 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 and flexi-time.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Qualifications

• 5 GCEs grade C or above including Mathematics and English Language or equivalent
• ECDL or equivalent
• NVQ 3 / RSA Grade 3 or equivalent

Knowledge

• Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications e.g. Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint
• Knowledge and awareness of working with people making health related changes
• Knowledge of effective admin systems and ability to apply to work

Experience

• Data inputting and checking
• Working in a customer services environment, dealing with individuals face to face and by telephone
• Administration of meetings – organising, minute taking

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.