Admin Manager Westmorland and Furness / Cumberland

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Redcar; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Admin Manager and Personal Assistant to provide leadership support for 0-19 Services. This role involves managing admin teams, coordinating meetings, and working closely with the Operational and Clinical Directors. Candidates should have strong organizational skills and a proven ability to supervise effectively. Join a team dedicated to providing outstanding care, with a focus on kindness and teamwork. Competitive support and recognition for contributions are also offered.

Benefits

Supportive work culture

Staff recognition awards

Wide range of staff benefits including counselling service

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing and supervising teams.
• Ability to work to deadlines and ensure effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage admin teams and oversee recruitment, training, and appraisals.
• Provide business support to meetings and manage day-to-day diary for directors.
• Provide updates on delegated work progress.

Skills

Managing teams

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Admin Manager and Personal Assistant to provide high‑quality leadership support to our 0‑19 Services based in Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, and Personal Assistant to the Operational Director and Clinical Director for the Children and Young People’s Public Health Directorate.

This role will suit someone who has significant experience of managing and supervising teams, has strong organisational skills, attention to detail, can work to deadlines, can work on their own initiative and ensures services run effectively and efficiently.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of the admin teams in Cumberland 0‑19 and Westmorland and Furness 0‑19 services, including recruitment, training, supervision and appraisals.

Arranging and providing business support to meetings including scheduling, producing minutes and following up actions, co‑ordinating the day‑to‑day diary management for the Operational Director and the Clinical Director.

Providing updates on progress of work delegated.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We Offer Colleagues

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition – as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast‑track Physiotherapy service.

Please Note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications.
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carly Dodsworth | Job title: Head of Public Health Nursing and Operations
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07392 194148