Business Administrator – CAMHS Weight Management

at  Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

This post offers an exciting opportunity to develop management skills and experience within a dynamic new weight management service for children. The post holder will work closely alongside various teams to support the operational delivery of an effective and efficient administration service.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player with a proven track record of working in a busy administrative environment. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as excellent organizational skills. Experience in dealing with confidential information, managing premises, using IT and procurement systems, and supporting the implementation of new systems and processes is essential. The role will also involve some delegated line management responsibility for administration staff, including supervision and appraisal.

If you enjoy working under your own initiative, have a flexible approach to work and welcome the challenge of being part of a management team within a busy mental health administrative environment, we would like to hear from you.

• To have supervisory responsibility for and offer leadership to the band 3 Administrators
• To contribute to the service by demonstrating high level administrative skills which allow the senior management team to focus on clinical and operational responsibilities.
• Ensure that there are effective administrative systems and procedures in place, identify areas for increased efficiency and make and implement recommendations for improvements.
• Contribute ideas and suggestions to improve the effectiveness and image of the service by active participation in team meetings and in discussions with colleagues and manager.
• To support with all processes, including referrals, ensuring documentation is uploaded and available for allocation meetings.
• Support management meetings, create terms of reference in conjunction with meeting Chair, collate and disseminate information, take minutes recording actions and timescales.
• Provide secretarial support to members of the team utilising a high level of IT skills to produce quality documentation to support the work of the team using the appropriate Microsoft software.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites , providing a divers e range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust .
The annual NHS S taff S urvey gi ves our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust . For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues g ave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
To respond to email, telephone and written enquiries using a high level of initiative and responding in a confidential and sensitive way taking appropriate action.
Open, record, date stamp and effectively manage and distribute all incoming and outgoing post in order to ensure effective communications for the department.
Support the team with procurement by using an online based system to procure goods and services and manage team’s petty cash.
Support with the planning and arranging of service wide team meetings, away days and training events.
Organise and facilitate meetings / training events etc through the creation and distribution of agendas and papers, arranging dates, venues, and refreshments if required, including minute-taking.
Effective use of the Trust’s Patient Information System (RIO), with robust updating and recording of accurate data. Good understanding of RiO pathways and admin responsibilities, ensuring effective/timely delegation of tasks.
Adhere to all Trust policies, paying particular regard to the Information Governance and Data Protection Policies.
Pro-actively manages completion of statutory & mandatory training and appraisals to ensure 100% compliance.
Act in ways that; support equality and value diversity. Treat everyone with whom you come into contact, with dignity and respect, and recognise and report behaviour that undermines equality and diversity

Please refer the Job description for details