At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We like to do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, a vibrant urban location, thriving seaside spot, or the among the rolling hills of a stunning rural setting, there are a lot of ways you can make a difference in our local communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future – we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team. You’ll challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

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Admin Lead / PA

Liaison Psychiatry Service - University Hospitals Dorset

Full time - Flexible working requests within Monday-Friday core hours will always be considered, as will part time hours over 30 per week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic administrator to lead our friendly admin team across the Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospital sites. The role will be based at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, but with expectation of travel across sites as necessary.

We are looking for an experienced administrator with strong people skills and thorough understanding of admin/IT systems and processes, to manage the admin team, providing support and supervision, ensuring efficient admin processes are in place to provide comprehensive admin support to the team, and to directly provide medical secretary/PA assistance to the Consultant Psychiatrists and Matron.

Liaison Psychiatry Service have clinical teams based within both Acute Hospitals, and the teams provide mental health assessment, advice and training within the hospital. Referrals are received from the Emergency Department and other inpatient wards. All routine referrals are responded to within 24 hours, and emergency referrals within one hour, and so administrative support in timely processing of referrals and related clinical documentation and correspondence is crucial to the safe and effective running of the service.

We are proud to say that you will be joining Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust who has recently been awarded “Outstanding” by the Clinical Quality Commission.

We also offer:

• You will receive a comprehensive and structured induction programme and training
• Monthly pay plus enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday working
• NHS Pension scheme
• Health & Wellbeing service
• Holiday pay of up to 33 days, plus bank holidays pro rata, dependent on service
• NHS discounts
• Salary sacrifice scheme including work related learning, cars, cycles, home technology equipment and buying and selling of annual leave
• Not forgetting our unique selling point – our Trust beach huts located along the famous Sandbanks coastline.

Recommend a friend

 Recommend a friend or family member and earn cash!

 Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? Or do you know someone who wants to return to practice in the NHS? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction! Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!

 Employment in this post requires a Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Interview date 12th April 2022

For further details / informal visits contact:

Dawn Sherwood Personal Assistant Dawn.sherwood1@nhs.net 07584531691

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What working for us will provide:

• 27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years
• Excellent NHS pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing services
• Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
• Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
• Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
• Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
• Relocation costs where applicable
• Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying and selling annual leave
• NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

After applying via NHS Jobs your application will be imported into our preferred third party recruitment system, TRAC. All information about your application will come from apps.trac.jobs. You won’t be able to track progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to Dorset HealthCare transferring the information contained in the application to Trac and accept a privacy notice under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Applicants who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website.