Team Administrator

• Answering phone calls and responding to emails.
• Ordering and maintaining office supplies and stationery.
• Welcoming visitors to the site.
• Taking meeting minutes and supporting the team where needed.
• Managing diaries and assisting the medical and psychology team with audio typing using digital dictation equipment.
• Handling queries calmly and efficiently.
• Maintaining confidentiality and sensitivity in all tasks.

• Previous administrative experience, especially in call handling and using emails, word processing, and spreadsheets.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to be friendly and empathetic when interacting with people.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage your time and work independently.
• A dedication to providing high-quality support to a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.

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Job Purpose

Administration services underpin all of our clinical activity at Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which means our dedicated and enthusiastic administration workforce is vital to the delivery of first class care.

The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the assigned team. There will be an expectation for the post holder to be highly motivated, flexible and multi-skilled with

Excellent organisational skills. The post holder will have high standard of skills using Microsoft Office packages and experience of using bespoke IT systems.

The post holder will need to meet deadlines, collate data and maintain standards relating to administrative processes. They will need to be able to work within a team effectively and share work streams where appropriate. The role will involve the coordination and implementation of office procedures and will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work within an administration team supporting clinicians who provide community mental health services
• Comprehensive diary management
• Meetings administration; taking and distributing formal minutes; recording clear actions and following these up to check completion; maintaining attendance records
• Frequently inputting complex and sensitive data relating to people who use our services onto electronic patient records system
• Support the manager and team by ensuring that records are up to date on all staffing and patient systems as required and that items are dealt with quickly and efficiently on finance systems.

• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Professional telephone manner
• Collegiate approach and diligent
• Takes pride in their work and consistently strives to produce work of the highest standard
• Seeks to deliver the best possible outcome rather than just the task at hand
• Works in partnership with the Manager/associated team to understand their needs and priorities (which may change depending on workload)
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience of prioritising a varied and busy workload
• Experience of working under pressure with the ability to work to and achieve deadlines
• The role will involve the development and implementation of office procedures and will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative practices.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Essential: - Intermediate IT skills in Microsoft Office Packages, ie Word, Excel,; - PowerPoint and Outlook.; - Exceptional organisational skills and ability to prioritise.; - Knowledge of our business and how it supports patient care.; - Experience or understanding of creating electronic records, electronic filing systems.

Essential: - Positive attitude towards mental ill health and disability.; - Adaptable in continuous change and able to learn quickly.

Essential: - Business Administration Level 3 / T Level qualification in Management and Administration, or equivalent experience.; - GCSE English or equivalent.

Essential: - Previous experience of working within an administrative or secretarial team

Desirable: - Ability to take accurate formal and informal minutes

Essential: - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal; - Able to deal confidentially and tactfully with people at all levels; - Experience in dealing with people in distress in a calm and confident manner

Essential: - Please answer in your own words, drawing on your own knowledge, experience, and understanding. We are interested in your genuine response rather than AI-generated content. Tell us what you know about our service and explain how you believe the Administration role contributes to supporting people living with dementia and their families/carers. Maximum 250 words.

Essential: - Please answer in your own words, drawing on your own knowledge, experience, and understanding. We are interested in your genuine response rather than AI-generated content. In an Administration role, there are times when you need to work independently and make decisions within your level of responsibility. Describe how you use your initiative to support colleagues, patients, and the smooth running of a service. Maximum 250 words.