Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, professional and highly organised individual to join our Project Support Team. We are a passionate and highly motivated team and are looking for someone who matches our enthusiasm and passion for transformation.

This is a 18month Fixed Term position, as a Project Support Administrator.

The role requires attendance at Trust sites as and when required, so is not fully remote; we offer a hybrid working pattern.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an energetic, positive, professional and innovative individual to fill this role. This role is in a fast-paced environment and programme, supporting multiple projects, and therefore requires an individual who is resilient, able to cope with a fast-paced style of working and able to use own initiative.

This is a hugely valued role that supports our Programme Management Office by being the responsible for providing a project and business support service to the Programme Management Office (PMO) team, providing andcoordinating a comprehensive support service to projects. Facilitating and monitoring project progress including general administration and actingas first point of contact for all project enquiries.

You will have advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and remote IT programmes (Teams/Zoom). You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as you will be required to work alongside a wide range of staff, service users, Experts By Experience and other Birmingham & Solihull (BSOL) wide stakeholders. You will have strong organisational skills, previous project support experience, and be able to prioritise your work to meet the needs of the team, have a very good understanding of professional boundaries when working with Experts By Experience and service users, and be highly motivated.

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About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.