About this role
Job summary
The successful applicant will provide full administrative support to our School Based Needs Team (SBN).
The School Based Needs team consists of Mental Health Practitioners.
The School Based Needs Team is a countywide service with bases across Surrey. We are looking for a Administrator who will be based at Theta, but may need to travel to other offices such as Aldershot Centre for Health to provide team support.
To support the development of our School Based Need Service in Surrey, we are looking to recruit a team Administrator to provide comprehensive, professional, and effective administrative support.
Please see the Job Description document for more information.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include: letter writing, booking of rooms, answering and directing phone calls and emails as well as minute taking. You will also be required to work on your own initiative, be flexible and demonstrate a willingness to help others as a key member of a developing team. Therefore, the ability to build effective relationships, with a flexible approach to work is essential.
You will be expected to be able to prioritise work and meet deadlines in order to fulfil the requirements of the post. As this is a rapidly growing service you will have opportunities to work alongside our growing administrative team to develop new systems and processes and be involved in developing new ways of providing information and support for children and young people. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of building and growing a new and innovative service.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description.
If you feel you have the skills and experience for this post, we would like to hear from you.
For further details please contact: [email protected]/ [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good standard of general education to include 5 GCSE (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics
Experience Essential
Experience of using Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Basic Excel and Outlook Experience of office / administrative work Experience of communication effectively at all levels with a variety of contacts Good working knowledge of Data Protection and confidentiality Suitable administrative experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Employer details Employer name Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Theta House
Lyon Way
Frimley
GU6 7ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)