Admin Assistant

Cygnet; Crewe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount saving

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is recruiting an Admin Assistant to join the team at Cygnet Nield House in Crewe. You will provide high-standard administrative support across the hospital and help maintain records, reports and communications.

This full-time role offers 40 hours per week and a salary of £28,050 per year. An enhanced DBS check is required, with opportunities for career progression and supporting a mental health service for women.

Qualifications

• Experience in health care and knowledge of mental health.
• Flexible, organised, able to prioritise workloads, solve problems & make decisions.
• Calm under pressure and able to work on your own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of organisational & administrative support.
• Prepare reports & other written materials to a high standard.
• Keep files & records as required.
• Work co-operatively with all other members of the administration team to ensure the department runs smoothly.
• Occasional minute taking at meetings & taking notes for meetings as & when required.
• Answer the telephone & respond to all enquiries in a friendly, efficient manner.

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

£28,050 to £28,050 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

30/10/2026

About this job

Helping others improve and turn their lives around

• there’s no better feeling.

It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a confident Admin Assistant to join our team at Cygnet Nield House.

You will be working full time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday). Cygnt Nield House is a 29-bed mental health hospital for women.

The hospital is split into two distinct wards, each offering specialist mental health services: Clarion Ward: a 14 bed complex personality disorder service for women with a dual diagnosis of personality disorder and co-morbid disordered eating.

Compton Ward: a 15 bed acute service for women.

The service provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission.

Your Day-to-Day...

Provide a high standard of organisational & administrative support

Prepare reports & other written materials to a high standard

Keep files & records as required

Work co-operatively with all other members of the administration team to ensure the department runs smoothly

Occasional minute taking at meetings & taking notes for meetings as & when required

Answer the telephone & respond to all enquiries in a friendly, efficient manner . You are...

Anadministrator with experience in health care & knowledge of mental health

Flexible, organised, able to prioritise workloads, solve problems & make decisions

Calm under pressure & can work under your own initiative

A strong written & verbal communicator with an eye for detail and excellent interpersonal skills

Highly proficient in the use of Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Windows & the internet.

Why Cygnet?

We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £28,050 per year
• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision & support
• Cycle to work scheme & employee discount saving Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next?

If you care about making a difference

• we want to talk to you.