Job description

We are looking to recruit a Band 3 Administrator in the CAMHS Getting Help Team Slough. The role will be 16 hours per week and we are looking for a candidate who can support the team within the hours of 9.00 – 17.00 Monday, Thursday & Friday.

Administrators are key to our Trust, supporting our service users and clinicians. You will benefit from a culture that is firmly centered on staff support and development, enabling genuine job satisfaction. Much of our work is innovative and you will enjoy full involvement, while being encouraged to contribute your own thoughts and initiatives.

Berkshire CAMHS is a multi-disciplinary service that supports children and young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health. We value our employees and put people first. We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, with a strong commitment to creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most. The Slough Getting Help Team is a new early intervention CAMHS service. Therefore, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, flexible with a warm personality and great people skills.

Interview to be held 19th June 2023

• You will support the effective operation of the Getting Help Team. This includes providing the required administrative support to ensure that clinical services are delivered efficiently, and children, young people and families receive a seamless and timely service.
• This is a key role within a developing service and the job requires a high degree of flexibility in response to workload agendas.
• You will be expected to act on your own initiative daily to ensure the effective running of the service, prioritising the workload as required.
• You will liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, external organisations, and the public, dealing with confidential information in an appropriate manner.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.

As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Generous NHS pension scheme – 20.68% employer contribution
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• Advanced IT enablement
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
• Free parking/detail parking situation on site

The “must haves” for this role:
1. NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification/experience
2. Knowledge and experience of office administration procedures
3. Good interpersonal communication and reporting skills
4. Good/advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.