Clerical Officer - Children's Therapy Service

Due to the evolving needs of our service a new role has been created for an administration assistant to cover the Children's Therapy Service (CTS) Central and West locality. You will support all three therapy teams of Children's Speech & Language, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. You will be initially based at Leyland House, Leyland Business Park, Centurion Way, Preston. The needs of the service will dictate your base however, you will be given your place of work on a Rota basis. You will have free parking on site at Leyland House and at our Adlington Clinic. Our service provides vital care for children needing support. CTS plays pivotal role in a child's development and well being. You will be the first point of contact for care givers and professionals who refer into the service. With a demanding workload in a busy office environment your duties will include but not be limited to administration tasks including; processing referrals, booking appointments electronically, taking calls, liaising with the clinical teams, coordinate activities to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided., The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Adult Community Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided. The post holder will be aligned to a specific team and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Networks administrative service providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their administration line manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.

You will have administration and clerical experience. Your application must demonstrate proven experience of working with the public preferably in a health care or clerical setting.

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve. As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time. For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT