Doctors Assistant

2 weeks ago


Hove, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Full time
Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity that will directly impact the quality of care for our service users?

Does a role working in a vital Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service speak to you?

If so, we'd love to hear from you


Due to significant funding, we are looking for a Doctor's Assistant to join our friendly and dynamic CAMHS team in Brighton.


You will be working in collaboration with non-medical members of the clinical team to help relieve workload and ensure smooth functioning of the team.


This is a brand-new position ideal for someone who wants to proactively contribute to improving our service and make a real difference to our service users.

The postholder will be providing high-quality administrative support to the consultants, doctors in training and the wider clinical team.

Your duties would include but are not limited to:

  • Providing a confidential first point of contact for face to face and telephone enquiries from a broad spectrum of people
  • Managing the electronic health record and retrieving Care Notes when necessary
  • Typing up various correspondence and documents
  • Taking meeting minutes within a multidisciplinary team and checking actions are complete
  • Dealing with various enquiries on behalf of the Clinical Team by telephone and taking appropriate action
  • Following up referrals to other teams/specialist opinions sent by medical team e.g. physical health, forensic, solicitors
  • Providing cover as appropriate for other Doctors Assistants and administrative staff


We are committed to ensuring that mental health care is co-produced wherever possible and delivered in a person-centred, compassionate, and supportive way.


We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide.

Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, homeworking, part time hours, flexible start/finish times. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Your benefits:

  • Discount schemes including reductions on fuel, high street and online purchases, as well as Blue Light Card advantages
  • Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)
  • Excellent NHS Pension
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Free parking onsite
  • Access to full psychological support via our internal wellbeing team
  • Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

About Brighton:

  • Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
  • Great transport links with Brighton train station linking up directly with major cities such as Portsmouth and London, whilst also being a 30minute train ride to Gatwick Airport
  • The city is also host to lots of cosy pubs and quirky bars for you to visit
  • There are also plenty of shops for you to browse during your lunch break or after work, with Churchill shopping centre being the main attraction

REQUIREMENTS:

In order to be a successful Doctor's Assistant in our team, you will have:

  • Education to A-Level standard
  • A willingness to develop your knowledge and skills and undertake relevant training
  • The ability to prioritise workload
  • The ability to communicate to a high standard and establish relationships in a multidisciplinary team
  • The ability to work on your own initiative
  • Strong organisational skills

It would be advantageous if you have:

  • Experience writing reports
  • Exposure working in mental healthcare or similar
Your work should normally be done during the core hours of 9am and 5pm.

However, to ensure alignment with the Direct Clinical Care time of the clinician's flexibility from the core hours may be required, determined locally.

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
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