Peripatetic Health Centre Co-ordinator

This position will require you to work at different sites across the community to provide a comprehensive reception/administration support service to the NHS staff within the building. Training at each Health Centre will be given to the successful candidate. It is essential that the candidate has their own car in order to be able to transport themselves to work across several sites.

The working week will be:

Monday to Wednesday (22.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day).

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic team player to work within our Community Administration team as a Peripatetic Health Centre Co-ordinator. This is a varied and rewarding position with a friendly and busy team. Working at several sites in and around the Barnsley area.

The successful candidate will be able to work without direct supervision display initiative and always ensure confidentiality., To become part of the team the candidate must be able to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills and have the ability to deal with a variety of situations. You must have the skill to promptly and efficiently deal with enquiries of the general public and staff attending the NHS buildings, always promoting a positive image.

The successful, candidate will provide a comprehensive reception and administration support to the Community teams. Key duties will include working within Electronic Patient Records (e.g., SystmOne), producing documents using Microsoft office software packages, carrying out general clerical duties such as answering emails, scanning, stock ordering, receiving and putting away stock deliveries. Please note that audio typing and minute taking are not necessary for this post.

Whilst always ensuring confidentiality, the successful candidate will have the ability to work without direct supervision, communicate effectively, work as part of a team, use initiative and prioritise their workload in order to meet deadlines, maintain and record accurate details and have good organisational skills.

Must be able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area and be willing to undergo job development and training to maintain their skills.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.