Business Administration Assistant

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Job summary

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 a Business Assistant to join our team at The Willows in the Humberstone area of Leicester.The Willows comprises of two Acute Step Down Wards and our Rehab HDU Ward which are male and female wards where service users are usually transferred from wards at the Bradgate Mental Health Unit until they can be safely discharged. We support people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties to gain or regain their confidence and skills in everyday activities which promotes a positive approach to long-term recovery.As a Business Assistant you will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the multi-disciplinary team within the ward setting. 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 demonstrates a commitment to the Trusts values in everyday life.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.
Main duties of the job

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)The successful candidate will posses excellent IT and audio-typing skills, good written and verbal communication 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 Admin Assistant, you will be required to attend meeting, taking minutes/notes of the meeting, circulating documentation including identifying actions ensuring they are logged, prioritised, and are followed up.You will be planning and organising training, appointments and events which will include co-ordinating travel arrangements and guest speakers.You will undertake diary management for yourself and others and you will communicate effectively via email, including implementing aflagging/prioritisation system.You will be creating and formatting professional communications, such as letters, leaflets, presentations, reports and briefings to a high standard.You will be ordering goods or services, monitoring progress of orders, checking receipt of goods or services to ensure invoices can be reconciled.You will be dealing with complaints and using your own initiative to solve problems and escalating where necessary.
About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire 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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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

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address

The Willows

1 Cordelia Close

Leicester

Leicester

LE5 0LE

United Kingdom

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