Clinical Administrator

Clinical Administrator

Location: Remote Working

Salary: £23,933 per annum

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past.

We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

What you will be doing?

Working remotely, you will ensure the smooth administration of the substance misuse directorate, encompassing some secretarial duties, data entry collection, time management and monitoring systems. You will be expected to provide support and co-ordination on specific strategic projects and implementations.

General duties will include:

• Providing direct support to the Clinical director- including attendance to meetings and minuting, formatting polices
• Supporting the Clinical Director as Responsible Officer with ongoing Designated Body status requirements
• Organising, co-ordinating and planning meetings, providing minutes, distributing these and tracking actions for the senior management team and regional managers
• Providing support by writing business letters, reports, papers, minutes, spreadsheets, presentations and other documents as required, ensuring deadlines are met and the documents meet Senior Management professional standards.
• Maintenance of administrative/filing/record systems to support the Senior Management Team and Regional Managers.
• Scheduling appointments, answering phone calls, providing information and updating Senior Management team and Regional manager calendars
• Making travel arrangements and reservations for Senior Managers and Regional Managers
• Supporting strategic projects, implementation and investigations.

What are we looking for?

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and management skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to work well with people at all levels within the organisation and stakeholders from outside Forward Trust.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience required includes:

• Experience in an administrative role
• Excellent IT skills, proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word and Excel.
• Experience of establishing and maintaining efficient systems
• Experience of diary management and co-ordinating meetings and events
• Able to understand different stakeholders and their needs, prioritising work as necessary and working autonomously
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi task and a high level of attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Credible, confidential, diplomatic and efficient at all times
• Strong communications and inter-personal skills.

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (Optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2 x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.