Administrative assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside & Glossop NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days annual leave plus bank hols

Sick pay

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress

Bereavement

Relationships

Finance

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Administrative Assistant (Band 3, 34 hours) to support the Hospital at Home Directorate. The role involves managing patient information systems, ensuring data quality, coordinating referrals, and handling ordering processes, while providing admin support to clinical and managerial staff.

This permanent position requires discretion with confidential information; the organisation emphasises diversity and inclusive recruitment

Qualifications

• Experience handling administrative duties in health/care settings.
• Familiar with patient information systems and data quality principles.
• Ability to coordinate referrals and manage ordering processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient information systems to ensure data accuracy.
• Coordinate referrals and ordering processes for the team.
• Provide administrative support to clinical and managerial staff.

Skills

Patient information systems

Data quality assurance

Referral coordination

Administrative support to staff

Ordering processes

Tools

Clerical software

Job description

Administrative assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Administrative Assistant:Band 3 (34 hours)

Permanent

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join The Hospital at Home Directorate.

The post holder will contribute to the smooth operational running of the service through the management of patient information systems, data quality assurance, coordination of referrals, ordering processes, and the provision of administrative support to clinical and managerial staff.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role isunfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annumor the requiredskill levelset by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have theright to work in the UK.

Managing a range of secretarial/clerical support to Health Professionals and Allied Health Professionals

Undertake duties delegated by management, using own initiative and working without supervision.

The post holder will be familiar with a full range of clerical/secretarial tasks and undertake specific duties.

The post holder will be undertaking tasks requiring strict confidentiality.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include;

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026