Admin Assistant | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service in Rochdale is seeking an Administrative Support member for the #Thrive team. The role involves managing patient health records, processing referrals, and providing vital administrative support. Ideal candidates should have experience in data entry and administrative roles. Benefits include generous annual leave, flexible working opportunities, and access to professional development. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to mental health services that improve community well-being.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative support roles.
• Ability to manage patient health records meticulously.
• Familiarity with referral processes and data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the #Thrive team.
• Log and input new patient data on the PARIS system.
• Maintain patient health records accurately.

Skills

Administrative support

Data entry

Record keeping

Tools

PARIS system

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work as a member of #Thrive for Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale (HMR) CAMHS, located in the heart of the community in Rochdale.

#Thrive is a dynamic, community-based mental health and emotional wellbeing service supporting children, young people, and families across HMR. We believe in early help, accessible support, and working in partnership with our local communities to improve mental health outcomes for all.

Provide administrative support to the #Thrive Team.

• Ensure the provision of support to the administrative lead and the wider #Thrive team which includes processing of referrals
• Log all new referrals onto Paris, allocating these to caseloads when authorised.
• Input all new patient demographic data onto the PARIS system.
• Maintaining patient health records, ensuring that patient information is up to date and the records are kept in good order, with replacement records generated when the condition requires.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Create and achieve a balance in the workload by prioritising work as necessary and monitoring the situation on a daily basis.

• Maintain information systems including Paris in accordance with directives from the Clinical Lead / Operational Coordinator.
• To support the booking system, ensuring all appointments and client information is recorded on Paris. To report any potential problems to the #Thrive Team Leader

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025