CAMHS Senior Administrator & Referral Coordinator (N&S OPD DBT)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Child and Adolescent Dialectical Behavioural Therapy team in the National & Specialist CAMHS Outpatients for a Senior Administrator /Referral Coordinator.

The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy programme is created on the evidence-based model as adapted for working with young people and their families and carers. They offer an intensive psychological assessment and treatment programme, including weekly skills groups for adolescents and parents/carers. Young people aged 13-17 years, with a history of severe emotion dysregulation and related problems including self-harm and suicidal behaviours/ideation are eligible for the programme. The service also offers trauma-focused interventions where needed for those who are able to complete the first stage of DBT and we regularly treat young people with other comorbidities including eating difficulties, anxiety disorders and depression., We are looking for a senior administrator with excellent organisation and communication skills and a keen eye for detail. The successful candidate will be proactive, assertive, adaptable, work well within a team and be passionate about providing a high-quality service. We are looking for a candidate who has a good attitude, is efficient, great with systems and inspired by the idea of making a difference.

The key areas of responsibilities are to provide:

o comprehensive administrative and secretarial support

o referral coordinator for the team

o attending and taking team meeting minutes

o report typing, booking appointments and point of contact for families and other professionals.

o Point of contact for training clients (eg other NHS Trusts)

We are looking for focused and motivated individuals to join the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy team in the role of Senior Administrator. As this is a senior administrator position, we are looking for experienced, organised and committed individuals to support the work of the service, with the ability to work autonomously.

This full-time post is based at the Michael Rutter Centre, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London. SE5 8AZ.

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 09:00 to 17:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance. (This may include working early mornings, later evenings or Saturdays as part of the core working hours/working pattern for this post)