Business Assistant – Inpatients Full Time

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Assistant to join our team within the Directorate of Mental Health based at Stewart House, The Rise, Narborough LE19 4SL.

Stewart House is a rehabilitation inpatient unit providing care for patients who have severe and enduring mental illness.

Stewart House has 30 beds Skye wing has 15 female beds and Arran wing has 15 male beds.

As a Business Assistant you will provide a comprehensive administrative service to the multi-disciplinary team within the ward setting. The role is ward based therefore you will be working within an inpatient environment and will have regular face to face interaction with service users and their families. You will be working in a fast-paced environment and will have direct contact with other clinical staff. You will be joining a welcoming team who work well together and support each other.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, a team player and above all able to demonstrates a commitment to the Trust’s values in everyday life.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us, and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

This is full time role Monday to Friday.

We Also Offer

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Various Staff Support Networks

For an informal chat, please contact Renata Sijka, Administration Manager for Rehabilitation, HD Services and MHSOP Organic Wards on 07887 753678 or email: renata.sijka@nhs.net

Please note, if you are shortlisted then you will be invited to a telephone pre screening interview to determine you have the skills required for the role before you are invited to an in person interview.

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

The successful candidate will possess excellent IT and audio-typing skills, good written and verbal communication skills, the ability to liaise with service users in a calm and compassionate manner and the ability to work positively and proactively as part of the wider administrative and clinical teams.

As a Business Assistant, you will be required to attend meeting, taking minutes/notes of the meeting, circulating documentation including identifying actions ensuring they are logged, prioritised, and are followed up.

You will be planning and organising training, appointments and events which will include co-ordinating travel arrangements and guest speakers.

You will undertake diary management for yourself, and others and you will communicate effectively via email, including implementing a

flagging/prioritisation system.

You will be creating and formatting professional communications, such as letters, leaflets, presentations, reports and briefings to a high standard.

You will be ordering goods or services, monitoring progress of orders, checking receipt of goods or services to ensure invoices can be reconciled.

You will be dealing with complaints and using your own initiative to solve problems and escalating where necessary.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.