Administrative Assistant, Community Mental Health

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Administrative Assistant - Community Mental Health
Balfour Hospital
35 hours per week
Permanent

£30,060 - £30,662
£16.47 - £16.80 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to PJ Dewar, Team Manager.

Your working pattern is Monday - Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working, where possible.

The purpose of this role is to provide administrative and business support.

We require an administrator to join the Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) within Orkney Health & Care. A keen and enthusiastic individual, with excellent interpersonal skills is required to provide efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Community Mental Health Team. As the successful candidate you will have previous experience working in a busy office.

We require the candidate to be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages, be able to create appointments for patients using electronic systems and input data onto a wide-range of databases. The duties of this post will include administrative support to co-ordinate appointments for the Community Mental Health Team clinicians.

You will be part of a team covering for and assisting other administrative members. You will need to be able to work under pressure to strict deadlines, use your own initiative, maintain confidentiality and be able to work unsupervised. We are looking for a good communicator and with excellent organisational skills as you will be part of a team liaising with members of the public, patients, families, external agencies and professionals. The most important quality is a positive and non-discriminatory attitude towards people who are experiencing mental health problems and their families.

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post is a regulated role with adults and requires Level 2 Disclosure with PVG scheme membership.

Applications close at 23:59 on Sunday 31 May 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 1 June 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 8 June 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact PJ Dewar at PJ.Dewar@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535 extension 3288.

For information on applying and our recruitment process, click here for Information for Applicants.

We would welcome your feedback on our recruitment process.