Administration Officer

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced administrative candidates to join the North East Mental Health and Deafness Service, based at Ashgrove on the grounds of St Nicholas Hospital in Gosforth.

The Mental Health and Deafness service is a small regional service covering the whole of the North East and North Cumbria, working with people who are deaf, who mainly use British Sign Language to communicate and who have mental health problems. The Service works with secondary care professionals to provide specialist assessment and support for mental health needs., The main duties of the role will be

o Experience of working in a secretarial or administrator role.

o Fast, accurate typing and note-taking skills are essential.

o Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal.

o A good understanding of patient information system would be beneficial, however training will be provided.

o Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

o An awareness of Deaf culture and Level 1 British Sign Language would be an advantage however, full training on Deaf culture will be provided

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.