Community Nursing Team Administrator | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave + buy/sell

Learning and career development

Cycle to Work / car leasing including

Wellbeing tools and services

Discounts for retailers and dining

Staff networks for equality and Armed…

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a WAM Community Nursing Team Administrator (Fixed Term 12 months) to support the Community Nursing service in delivering home-based care. You will provide administrative and secretarial support, and act as a point of contact for IT issues, ensuring smooth operation of the team.

The role involves liaising with staff and external organisations, attending meetings to transcribe minutes, and maintaining equipment inventories.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good IT skills, with the ability to navigate around various systems.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and independently, using initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide organisational, administrative, and secretarial support to the Community Nursing team.
• Be the first point of contact for IT issues within departments.
• Liaise professionally with staff, external organisations and the public while handling confidential information.
• Attend meetings, take and transcribe minutes, and distribute information promptly.
• Maintain an inventory of medical equipment and record training on medical devices.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Tools

Various IT systems

Job description

Community Nursing Team Administrator | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a WAM Community Nursing Team Administrator (Fixed Term 12 month) to join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust. As a Community Nursing Team Administrator, you will support the Community Nursing service deliver care to people in their own homes by providing effective administrative and secretarial support to the team. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further development.

• Support the effective operation of the Community Nursing Service by providing organisational, administrative, and secretarial support to the team.
• Be the first port of call for any IT issues within departments.
• Liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, external organisations, and the public, dealing with confidential information in an appropriate manner.
• Attend designated meetings where the information may be complex and sensitive, taking, and transcribing minutes. Distribute information prior to and after meetings in a timely way.
• To maintain an inventory of medical equipment held by the team, liaise with estates over the maintenance of medical devices and record training on medical devices as required.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

The “must haves” for this role:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good IT skills, with the ability to navigate around various systems
• Work effectively in a team and independently, using initiative

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Paige Wilkinson on 07773093140 or email: [e-mail] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Nov 2026

Salaries: £27,106 - £28,850 per annum. Hours: Full-time. Location: Maidenhead, SL6 6DU. Job type: Contract.

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