Secretarial Admin Assistant | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

ESHT; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust based in St Leonards is seeking a motivated Administrative Assistant to provide vital support to clinical secretarial teams, ensuring excellent service to clinicians and patients. Responsibilities include letter processing, scanning, and general administrative tasks. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and IT literacy. The role offers career progression and generous benefits, promoting personal and professional development within the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Training & development including paid apprenticeships

27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible working patterns

Access to free psychological support

Qualifications

• Demonstrated positive interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience using multiple software packages effectively.
• Commitment to supporting the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Process letters, scan documents, and perform general administrative duties.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

IT literacy

Can do attitude

Job description

Who We're Looking For

• Positive
• Empathetic
• Reliable
• IT literate
• Motivated to support the NHS

Desired Personal Qualities

• A good work ethic
• Initiative
• A passion to support your team
• A willingness to learn and develop your skills

Role Overview

As an administrative assistant you will play a vital role in supporting the clinical secretarial teams to provide outstanding service to clinicians and patients.

Responsibilities

• Letter processing, scanning and general admin duties.

Qualifications

• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written skills and a “can do” attitude.
• Good level of IT literacy, using multiple software packages.
• Evidence of the skills listed above in your application.

Benefits

• Training & development including paid apprenticeships leading to valuable qualifications.
• Career progression opportunities.
• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continued service.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Flexible working patterns.

Equal Opportunities

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Health & Wellbeing

We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff and offer initiatives such as staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto‑enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation. All staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Statement on the Use of AI

We value the individuality that each candidate brings to the application process. While we understand that AI tools are widely available, we strongly discourage applicants from using AI-generated content when applying for jobs with us. We believe that your application should reflect your true skills, experiences, and motivations, which are best conveyed through your own words and unique perspective.

This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026.