Band 3 Administrator - Southmead Hospital, Bristol

The Specialised Deaf Service is a small but highly specialised service supporting Deaf and deafblind people with complex mental health needs. The majority of service users use British Sign Language (BSL) or various forms of deafblind communication, who have English as a second language., The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the team; the role requires someone who has great attention to detail and great organisational skills for lone and remote working; including working with Deaf colleagues. It is essential that the post holder has BSL level 6 or equivalent, and ideally is a native BSL user

We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as an administrator.

Our service supports Deaf and Deafblind people whose English is a second language so having both experience and a passion for working in this field are essential. People with lived experience of being Deaf with mental health support needs are particularly invited to apply. In return we can offer the opportunity to be part of a dynamic and effective team and opportunities to access specialist training, supervision and support.

The team is based from Gloucester House, Southmead Hospital but support is covered across Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and BaNES. The role will involve remote working but occasionally attend face to face meetings.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust)a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.