Administration Officer - Integrated Community Stroke Rehab Team

The ESD service provides care to patients following a stroke in a community setting. It enables patients to continue their rehabilitation therapy at home, with the same intensity & expertise that they would receive in hospital. The Integrated team allows for Stroke specific therapy to be continued as required for a maximum period of 6 months

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative role to the new Community Stroke Service

You will have the ability to work without direct supervision, be able to communicate effectively, work as part of a team, use initiative & prioritise your workload in order to meet deadlines, maintain & record accurate details & have good organisational skills

Key duties include using electronic patient records (e.g. SystmOne), Microsoft Office, diary and email management, arranging appointments, typing reports and letters, minuting meetings, and general administrative tasks such as ordering, filing, photocopying, and scanning

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

As Administration Officer you will:

Be computer literate in Microsoft Office

Have a high level of written & verbal communication skills

Ensure confidentiality at all times

Have the ability to work without direct supervision

Work as part of a team

Use initiative & prioritise your workload in order to meet deadlines

Have good organisational skills

The successful candidate will provide administrative support and key duties include:

Working within Electronic Patient Records (e.g. SystmOne)

Producing documents using Microsoft Office software packages

Dealing with telephone calls and messages and service referrals

Arranging meetings

Arranging appointments and letters

Ordering items via our procurement system

Knowledge of SSNAP would be an advantage

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.