Administrator

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

CAMHS Rapid Response responds to young people referred in crisis, offering assessment, and short-term support to young people and their parents/carers. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a developing and expanding crisis service. will be working with other administrative staff in the service.
You will be based at Wokingham and will be working with other Admin staff in the service. Administrators are key to our Trust, supporting our service users and clinicians. You will benefit from a culture that is firmly centred 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 community-based service that serves a child population of approximately 300,000 across the County. The teams comprise of child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, family therapists, nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, art/play therapists, social workers and Primary Mental Health Workers.
Working as part of an administrative team, you will support our clinicians in sending out correspondence and booking appointments. You will answer emails and telephone calls, following up actions where required.
You will need to be experienced in taking minutes at meetings, diary management and confident in using the full Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
You will also be required to work on your own initiative and demonstrate a willingness to help others as a key member of the team.
The ability to build effective relationships, with a flexible approach to work is essential.
You will be expected to be able to prioritise work and meet deadlines in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.
Carry out day-to-day organisation of systems to ensure the smooth running of the administration team.
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. Hear what our people say about working for our CAMHS service: https://bit.ly/CAMHS ]
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to work under pressure and be able to re-prioritise own workload to manage deadlines. NHS experience would be an advantage.
Good interpersonal, communication and reporting skills with the ability to communicate with people at various levels both internal and externally.
Intermediate to advanced computer skills and knowledge including experience of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
Ability to work effectively in a team, using initiative, demonstrating accountability for own work, as well as being flexible and adaptable.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Abbie Caston on 07815485216 or email: Abbie.Caston@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
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