Business Support Assistant (Maternity Cover)

The role of the Business Support Assistant is to work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, supporting managers and staff across the learning disability and autism programme in the East Region Specialised commissioning.
Business Support Assistant will play a vital role in supporting the smooth functioning of our team, ensuring efficient administrative operations. The successful candidate will be highly organised, efficient with proven administrative experience, capable of working both independently and with the team.
With the job primarily involves remote work, we will require person to attend face to face team meetings at least once a month, either in the Cambridge area or at our hub office in Fulbourn., The ideal candidate will have experience of secretarial business support and a strong team work ethic, sense of accountability, accompanied by an ability to work under considerable pressure at times.
This varied role includes but is not limited to; diary management, working with spreadsheets, minute-taking, supporting the senior leadership team to ensure systems and procedures are put in place to deliver a service that meets Trusts targets and standards. We are looking for an individual who can work autonomously, be flexible, prioritise workload, and act on their own initiative and is open to professionals with the right attributes to enhance a team.

Working for our organisation
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult and Older Peoples Mental and Physical Health, Forensic & Specialist Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care and Liaison psychiatry, Substance Misuse, Social Care, Research and Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities., · Support the Care and Treatment Review (CTR) process for all adults with a learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in prescribed services and children and young people with a learning disability and or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
· Arrange CTR meetings, which involve liaising with all relevant stakeholders including provider units, parents and carers, CCG and Local Authority teams, care co-ordinators.
· Support the appropriate and timely access and egress of people with a learning disability and autism
· Assist with collating and preparing patient level data in summary and detailed format for national, regional and local requirements
· Administrative support to the learning disability and autism lead and the learning disability and autism project manager
· provide and receive information which may contain an element of contentious and sensitive information
· To be the first point of contact for communication and support for the Learning Disabilities and Autism Team
· Updating and maintaining databases, Diaries and managing meetings as required
· Provide support with a wide range of administrative and computer skills as well as being aware of maintaining a range of knowledge and understanding of procedures at protocols and functions
· Extensive organisational support of the Care and Treatment Review process
· Post Holder must have a standard level of keyboard skills and able to use Microsoft Office programmes
· Required to input, monitor and check data produced and required for on-going programmes and projects.
· Working with all team members in the collection of information for performance reporting on relevant team projects.
Prepare agendas, take minutes, track and follow up on actions and distribute notes of meetings, ensuring papers are ready and distributed for meetings.
To provide administrative support / cover, when necessary to Provider Collaborative Transformation and Commissioning Senior team:
+ Provide support to the meetings including organising and coordinating diaries and F2F meetings, booking venues.
· Plan and co-ordinate appointments, including rearranging and prioritising as appropriate.
· Provide cross cover for colleagues as required.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
+ Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
+ Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
+ Children and young people's mental health services;
+ Children's community services in Peterborough;
+ Social care;
+ Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

East of England Provider Collaborative Transformation and Commissioning Team is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Business Support Assistant (12 months maternity cover) to join their dynamic team.