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Ward administrator

Beckenham
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Ward administrator
Posted: 18h ago
Offer description

Job overview

To assist the Administration Team Leader and Multidisciplinary Team to ensure the smooth daily functioning of the National Autism Unit through effective communication, general administration, IT and appropriate interactions with service users, staff and visitors.

The post holder will be expected to work with minimal supervision and will need to be able to prioritise workload. The post holder will assist the Administration Team in providing secretarial and administrative support to the MDT.

The post holder will be expected to provide cover for other administrative staff within the unit as required.

Main duties of the job

1.Provide administration/secretarial services to the Multidisciplinary Team. Ensuring day to day tasks of typing (audio/copy), distribution of general correspondence, data inputting (PJS), dealing with queries (face-to-face/telephone), filing, photocopying, scanning and mail distribution are all undertaken in an efficient, effective and courteous manner.

2.Answer telephone calls in a professional manner. Deal with queries, pass on calls or take messages as appropriate.

3.To maintain and record accurate, comprehensive and up to date patient records, using PJS. Maintain patients' case notes (paper copies) in accordance with Trust guidelines. Initiate the collection and delivery of case notes to and from medical records as required. Allocate and retrieve case notes from medical records, as required. Please refer to full job description

Please refer to job description

Working for our organisation

The National Autism Unit (NAU) is a unit within the Psychological Medicine and mental health for older adults directorate, which is a national specialised service offering specialist assessment and treatment to adult men with diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with a range of additional needs including Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD), and/or other complex mental health needs. to the people from across the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist the Administration Team Leader and Multidisciplinary Team to ensure the smooth daily functioning of the National Autism Unit through effective communication, general administration, IT and appropriate interactions with service users, staff and visitors.

Please refer to full job description.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

1. Qualification
2. Excellent communication skills with professional at all levels
3. Accurate Audion typing with minimum speed of 50 wpm
4. Good understanding of confidentiality issues
5. Self-motivated, enthusiastic and high standard of personal performance
6. Good time management skills.
7. Good use of initiatives and prioritise workload
8. Ability to work under stress and in potentially stressful situations
9. Able to work effectively as a member of a team.
10. Willing to learn new skills

Desirable criteria

11. Awareness and understanding of the importance of good public relations in a NHS context. (A)
12. Experience of working with inpatient and within mental health setting

Experience

Essential criteria

13. Experience working in a busy office environment
14. Experience of working within a framework of confidentiality. (A)
15. Experience of successfully and tactfully dealing with a range of difficult situations. (A/ I)
16. Experience of working in an NHS environment, ideally in a mental health setting. (A/ I)

Desirable criteria

17. Awareness and understanding of the importance of good public relations in a NHS context. (A)
18. Experience of working with Mental Health setting

Knowledge

Essential criteria

19. Knowledge of Microsoft office applications, e.g. Word, Excel, and Outlook. (A/T).

Desirable criteria

20. Awareness and understanding of the importance of good public relations in a NHS context. (A)
21. Working with Mental Health setting

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