Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Essential
Adminstation experience in a busy office environment
- Essential
Excellent communication skills
- Essential
Competent Microsoft Office user
- Essential
Good standard of general education including English and Maths at GCSE Grade C or equivalent or Functional skills (English and Maths) Level 2
- essential
Demonstrate the ability to work in a team
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Essential
ECDLqualification
Job overview
We have an opportunity for a Band 3 Administrative Assistant to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Our newly developed CAMHS Group Offer (CAMHS GO) Service will be an early intervention offer to children and young people with mild to moderate health and mental wellbeing problems.
The role is working as an Administrative Assistant, and you will provide a central point for the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Team dealing with enquiries and obtaining information as required. You will have the ability to communicate professionally on all levels with members of the public, staff, directors, consultants, service users, carers and various external people. Communicate professionally and with sensitivity as the need arises.
Come and join the team and make a difference to children and young people in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin area
Main duties of the job
- To be the first point of telephone contact for the management team, identifying urgent calls and prioritising responses when managers are not available. On occasions, (such as a complaint/enquiry from a service user/carer) telephone calls and enquiries may be of a distressing nature/verbally aggressive and require sensitive handling).
- To provide confidential secretarial and organisational support to all managers within the team including liaising with external agencies.
- The opening and distribution of post, ensuring that urgent mail receives appropriate attention.
- To arrange meetings and maintain Microsoft Outlook calendars on behalf of team managers.
- To use a range of office machinery including fax photocopiers and the use of computerised data systems and word processing facilities.
- Demonstrate the ability to organise own workload using independent judgement to prioritise required tasks and duties.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
For further information relating to this role please refer to the job description and job specification
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This advert is for Administration Assistant with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust in Stafford, England. It is listed as a Administrative assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is 18 months (Fixed term for 18 months). The application deadline is 30 Oct 2026.
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