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Location

Oldham, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

An exciting opportunity to work in the Liaison Mental Health Team

To provide a comprehensive administrative / secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and supporting medical team.
 The postholder will be expected to manage their workload with the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities to ensure that an efficient service is provided in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work.
 It is essential that the postholder should exercise initiative commensurate with the role of a Medical Secretary.
 The post-holder will be flexible and use their own initiative to organise their workload, dependent upon the priorities and requirements at that time. Sensitivity to people with mental health needs is essential within this role.

You will be required to work to a high standard of accuracy, have excellent organisational skills and be able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload in a way that supports the Consultant to manage daily operational tasks and processes.

As a team player you will be responsible for providing a full secretarial service to the Liaison Team. The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as Paris and the Bighand Digital dictation system

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Feb 2024

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