Clinical Administrator | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Chorley is seeking an experienced administrator to provide comprehensive support across the Central & West Network. This role involves coordinating with the administration team and providing a quality reception and admin service. Candidates should have strong interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills, with a good standard of education. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Positive work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in administration is essential to provide a professional service.
• Must have a good standard of education with qualifications in English and Maths.
• Ability to work both as part of a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administration and information service.
• Coordinate activities with members of the Business Administration Team.
• Ensure quality reception and administration service provision.

Skills

Excellent computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer care skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Qualifications in English, Maths and Word Processing

Job description

The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Central & West Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure that an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder will be aligned to Chorley Admin Hub based at Chorley Health Centre and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Locality’s administrative service. They will be required to provide cover to departments at Coppull Clinic, Adlington Clinic and Eccleston HC as directed by their administration line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality reception and admin service provision.

The post holder will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths and Word Processing. Excellent computer skills are required. One of the primary purposes of this role is to provide a comprehensive reception and administration service and therefore administration experience is essential in order to provide a professional service to the clinical teams. Experience of dealing with people is also essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. It is essential that the post holder has good organisational and communication skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss this options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025