Planning, Performance and Quality Administrator | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a Planning Performance & Quality Administrator/Typist to provide comprehensive administrative support in a busy environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in administration procedures and audio typing, along with excellent communication skills. Flexibility in working patterns is encouraged.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work in a challenging and demanding role.
• Experience in audio typing.
• Enthusiastic about working in a busy and constantly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive range of administrative duties to the Moving Well services.
• Coordinate activities with other administration team members.
• Respond flexibly to the needs of services, ensuring continuity of quality service.

Skills

Administration procedures

Audio typing

Excellent communication skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Planning Performance & Quality Administrator/Typist, to work in the Moving Well Services, based at the Minerva Centre, Lowthorpe Road, Deepdale, Preston PR1 6SB.

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and proactive individual. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a challenging and demanding role. You must have proven knowledge of Administration procedures and have previous experience of audio typing.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the challenges of working in a busy and constantly changing environment, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and to achieve strict deadlines. You will be a highly motivated individual and will have excellent communication skills.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive full range of duties to the Moving Well services. The post holder will coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the services, providing administration cover to all teams and other cover as directed by the Medical Secretary/Admin Team Lead in liaison with the Deputy Admin Lead to ensure continuity of a quality service.

In return you will be part of a supportive team who will develop your skills, knowledge and experience.

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 these 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 27 Oct 2025