Administration Assistant | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Rochford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Rochford is seeking a Part Time Administration Assistant to support frontline services. Responsibilities include handling telephone enquiries, cash handling, and assisting staff with various administrative tasks. Ideal candidates will possess strong administration skills, computer literacy, and be able to work flexibly. The role offers various employee benefits including training opportunities and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options from Day One

Qualifications

• Experienced candidates with excellent administration skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to work and effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Handle telephone enquiries and cash transactions.
• Reconcile accounts and assist clinical staff in face-to-face interactions.
• Travel to different trust sites as needed.

Skills

Administration skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Computer literate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Role

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is looking for a Part Time Administration Assistant, to work Monday - Friday, 9.00 - 13.30 at both Rochford Hospital & Brockfield House, Runwell.

Responsibilities

The post holder must be flexible, able to work on their own initiative and a part of a team. The role will involve frontline tasks, including telephone enquiries, cash handling and reconciling accounts, face to face with patients and clinical staff, travelling to different trust sites, assisting the team where needed. There will be other general administrative tasks involved to support the clinical staff.

Qualifications

We are looking for experienced candidates with an excellent level of administration, interpersonal and organisational skills. You will also need to be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. You will be given full training on the various systems that we use.

Successful candidates will be expected to work in the organisation, providing services in a professional, efficient, friendly and polite manner. You must be able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.

Benefits

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Day One Flexible Employer, the Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Staff Bank

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Please see attached the documents for detailed job description and comprehensive person specification.

Application

This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Oct 2025