Secretarial Admin Assistant - General Surgery | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in St Leonards is seeking an administrative assistant to support the General Surgery clinical secretarial team. The role involves processing letters, general admin duties, and requires strong interpersonal skills and IT literacy. The organization offers excellent benefits including training, career progression, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Training & development including paid apprenticeships

Career progression opportunities

27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Ability to demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal and written skills.
• Strong work ethic and initiative.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake letter processing and scanning.
• Perform general admin duties.
• Support the General Surgery clinical secretarial team.

Skills

Positive attitude

Empathy

Reliability

Good communication skills

IT literacy

Motivation

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting! Are you:

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

Do you have:

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

As an administrative assistant you will play a vital role in supporting the General Surgery clinical secretarial team to provide outstanding service to clinicians and patients. If you enjoy working in a fast paced environment and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference and have the opportunity to develop your skills and you can answer “yes” to the above then we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will undertake letter processing, scanning and general admin duties.

It is essential that you are able to demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal and written skills and have a "can do" attitude. You will have a good level of IT literacy as you will be using multiple software packages.

Applications

Potential applicants should ensure they evidence the skills listed above in their application.

Benefits

In return we offer our employees:

• 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 and wellbeing

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. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff and we have a number of initiatives which promote our supportive and inclusive approach to staff health and wellbeing, career development and benefits.

A wide range of staff benefits are available including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Additional information

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.

We encourage applicants to take the time to thoughtfully complete their applications; by doing so, you allow us to better understand your true potential and ensure a fair and transparent evaluation of your application. Over reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Wednesday 12 Nov 2025