Interviews will be held on 21 May 2024. There has never been a better time to join Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the Out of Area Placements (OAPs) as an expanding service. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an administrative role in a newly commissioned service. The right candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting team colleagues with administrative duties on a daily basis. We are looking for a someone who is driven, passionate and excited to be part of a strategically important service provision, in line with our programme of Community Mental Health Transformation which is aiming to transform and enhance the way we deliver our mental health services and aligned with the Trust’s vision as ‘One-Team’. The service will employ an innovative model to provide out of area service delivery, gatekeeping for S117 after care applications, out of area placements/independent hospitals and individual funding requests for specialist complex mental health care for people with severe mental health issues. The role will offer an opportunity to make a real difference by working very closely with the OAPs team members, the mental health locality teams, ICBs, Local Authorities, Care Providers, and other key stakeholders. The role will offer autonomy, variety, and development opportunities as deemed appropriate. To provide a safe and effective provision of Out of Area Placements (OAPs) services on a daily basis. To ensure that Out of Area Placements deliver Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-Led service with desired outcome for the service. This will include delivering a service to enable service users to live healthy, fulfilling lives in a least restrictive manner as well as working across boundaries in a seamless manner to maximise a ‘value for money’ care provision to achieve the best possible outcomes for our service users. The ideal candidate will: - have experience of undertaking complex administrative duties, use of MS Teams and other software as well as multi-tasking abilities - be able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others, and themselves - be passionate about supporting team colleagues Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare: • Caring for and about you is our top priority • Committed to providing good quality, safe services • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us. Benefits of working for us include: • Flexible working options to support work-life balance. • 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell • Generous NHS pension scheme • Excellent learning and career development opportunities • ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave. • Free parking across Trust sites The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: • Experience and knowledge in working in a complex setting, multi-tasking, minute taking and other administrative duties, including management of excel and spreadsheet. • Kindness, empathy, and a passion for supporting team colleagues. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply. If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare! We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Rizwana Mohammed on 07866896407 or email:rizwana.mohammed@berkshire.nhswho’ll be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required. This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident