Location: Paignton, TQ3 2DW
Salary: £24625.00 to £25674.00
Date posted: 30th May 2025
Closing date: 15th June 2025
Business Support Administrator
Job Description:
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Business Support Administrator to join the administration team in the Torbay Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team. The OPMH Team provide assessment, diagnosis and support to older people experiencing memory changes and other mental health diagnoses such as depression and anxiety. The multi-disciplinary team consists of medical staff - Consultants and Nurse Prescribers, Mental health practitioners and Community support workers managed by a Clinical Team Leader. The administration team provide business administration support to all clinical staff and are managed and supported by an administration manager. This is a busy and interesting role with a wide variety of daily tasks in a supportive team who promote a positive working environment that supports our Trust values.
Main duties of the job
This role will cover a wide variety of administration tasks. A large part of the work is distributed via a shared email inbox. This will include formatting of assessment and review letters, making appointments with patients and sending appointments letter. Managing clinic appointments, answering the telephone and taking messages and answering non-clinical queries. An intermediate knowledge of all Microsoft packages is essential as these are used extensively alongside recording all administrative activity in our Patient record Systmone each day. Taking minutes at team meetings and other professional meetings regularly and producing notes. Managing team whereabouts and lone working register daily. Attention to detail is required, the ability to multi-task and a willingness to help each other is essential during periods of leave. The administration team consists of 2 medical support secretaries and 2 business support administrators. The team has a line manager who will support and lead the team in achieving tasks and objectives are completed for the clinical team. There is opportunity to get involved in projects and to undertake further training and learn new skills. There is an administration career pathway for those who would like to progress in their career with our Trust.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Business Administrator Coordinator
julie ciucci
+07976448811
