Clinical Team Administrator

Job overview

Posts available:  1 at Stanley Primary Care Centre.

We are looking to expand our team of well organised clinical team secretary/administrators, to provide an efficient support service to the CAMHS Durham and Darlington Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service.

There  is 1 post available, 1 based at our North Durham site, Stanley Primary Care Centre  There may be an expectation for successful candidates to travel to either of our bases in cases where cover is needed for leave, and for team meetings.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisation skills, have an understanding of administrative/clerical procedures, and experience of working in a busy office environment.

Applicants should be self-motivated, organised and have a flexible approach to work. The ability to work as part of a team as well as taking ownership of their own workload.  A willingness to perform repetitive tasks whilst maintaining attention to detail, and have the capacity to prioritise tasks whilst dealing sensitively with issues and maintaining confidential information.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written coupled with proven secretarial skills and previous experience is essential. The successful candidate should promote at all times a positive image of the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service and the wider trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The CAMHS Durham and Darlington Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service is an expanding multi-professional team working across sites in Stanley and Sedgefield.

The service offers comprehensive assessments for children and young people up to 18 years old.

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Answering e-mail and telephone enquiries
• Enters team referrals into the trust patient records
• Creates and ensures case note files are up to date and available
• General office duties as required eg photocopying, postage, filing
• Writing letters eg appointments, clinical reports
• Ordering stationary and managing invoices
• Attend meetings and clinical panels to record discussions and outcomes

The post holder may be required to work flexible hours depending on service need.