Team Administrator

An opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced and highly motivated Team Administrator within the Persistent Physical Symptoms Service based at Lanchester Road Hospital, Durham although there may be a requirement for you to work at other Trust sites . This is a permanent 37.5 hours post, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

The successful candidate will be required to provide administrative duties for the Multi-disciplinary Clinical Teams and Management Team within the Persistent Physical Symptoms Service The successful candidate will need to have excellent IT and organisational skills and a good knowledge and understanding of information systems. Administrative experience is essential along with comprehensive knowledge and experience within Microsoft office applications., The team is a busy and fast paced environment so the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines with a flexible and motivated attitude to work is essential.

The role mainly includes day to day admin tasks based on Reception, such as organising meetings, diary management, answering calls, dealing with queries from Service Users and other agencies, tending to the central email inbox's and setting agenda's and minuting of meetings. Bighand dictation experience would be advantageous, but not essential.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written coupled with proven administration skills and previous experience is essential.

It would be desirable for the applicant to have knowledge prior to the interview of the functionality of the team.

Level 3 Qualification in relevant field or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management. Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are an essential requirement to be fully competent in the role.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.