MAS AdministrativeAssistant

Job overview

Dorset Healthcare is responsible for the provision of Memory Assessment Services (MAS) across the county and nationally it has been recognised that Dementia is an area of health significance with an ever-increasing ageing population.

If you are passionate about Dementia and want to join our supportive multi-disciplinary teams across the county, you will be joining caring, enthusiastic, skilled and dedicated staff teams. We regularly achieve over 96% positive feedback in the Patient Experience Surveys and we are proud to be innovative in our practice. We regularly participate in research studies and we are working towards accreditation on the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme developed by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

We now have the following exciting opportunities for:

East Dorset: Band 3 Team Administrator x 2 - 37.5 hours and 30 hours

Main duties of the job

You will be based in the MAS East team at Alderney Hospital, and will be part of an admin team covering Dorset.

These are permanent posts with core working hours of Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00.

If you are an experienced administrator with the right skills and experience for the role and would like to be part of a service that is adapting to meet the needs of people in the local community with Dementia then please read the associated Job Description to see if you are eligible to apply.

We welcome informal enquiries – please contact Angie McHale on 07788865141

Please advise on your application if you are applying for the 37.5 hour position or the 30 hour position.

The main duties will be to provide administrative support to a multi-discipliner team made up of Nurse, NMP's, ACP, Psychologists and Consultant Psychiatrists. Making appointments,

Audio typing, Online diary management, Formatting of letters and posting out letters, Ensuring the accurate recording on a NHS patient record, Answering the SPOA phone calls

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.