Business Support Administrator

Job summary

The Business Support Administrator role supports our Exmouth Community Mental Health Teams. As an Administrator in the team you will be involved with a wide range of tasks and processes that are intrinsic to ensuring the team is working efficiently and in the best interests of our patients.

Administration colleagues provide support to the clinicians to enable them to provide the best care for our patients. It is a role where you can feel like you are making a positive difference to people's lives.

This is a substantive position based on site.

Please note that applicants requiring a certificate of sponsorship should review the link "Coming to work in the UK Visa information" on the advert to see if they meet the requirements.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive administration support to the Exmouth Adult Community Mental Health Teams that provide for patients aged 18 to 65 years of age. There will be an expectation for the post holder to be highly motivated, flexible, and multi-skilled with excellent organisational skills. The post holder will have high standard word processing skills and computer literacy. They will be required to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Information Technology. The post holder will need to meet deadlines, collate data and maintain standards relating to administrative processes. They will need to be able to work within a team effectively and share work streams where appropriate.

Main duties of the role include (but are not limited to) minute-taking and meeting support, formatting documents, answering in-bound calls from patients, families and other health related professionals. Actioning messages appropriately, organising meetings, dealing with incoming and outgoing mail, and any other general administrative duties required by the team.

Job responsibilities

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.