Senior Medical Administrator

Integrated Care System; Guildford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Medical Administrator in Guildford. You will provide comprehensive administrative support, manage data, and assist in coordinating services for young patients. The ideal candidate will have extensive administrative experience and possess strong typing skills. This role offers a salary between £28,860 to £31,671 annually, depending on experience.

Benefits

Flexible working

Excellent health and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• 4 years' experience of clerical and administrative work.
• Ability to take responsibility for data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to staff members.
• Take and transcribe meeting minutes.
• Support recruitment process for admin vacancies.

Skills

Competent typist

Good working knowledge of administrative practices

Ability to deal with conflict

Education

NVQ Level 4 in Business Admin

Job description

Go back Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Medical Administrator

The closing date is 20 August 2025

HOPE is an innovative service for young people from Surrey, aged 11-18 with mental health difficulties, emotional and behavioural needs. Based at Epsom and working as part of a multi-agency team, you will provide administrative and financial support for a team of professionals from health, social care and education. HOPE offers a day programme of therapy, education and community work to young people who are referred to the Service through Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and Children's Services. We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and organised Administration Co-ordinator to support the team in providing comprehensive, high quality administrative support, including data management, minute taking and the use of procurement and financial systems. An integral part of this role is to organise the reception and manage the transport arrangements for young people coming into the day programme. You will work with a multi-professional team dedicated to working with young people with a variety of complex needs, whilst enjoying excellent management.

For this role, you will need to be a competent typist and computer user, with experience of working in a busy office. You will have a good working knowledge of administrative and working practice and the ability to take responsibility for the collation of data to evidence outcomes and input into the relevant databases/reports.

Main duties of the job

Being able to work in a pressurised environment alongside team members who work for Surrey County Council and Surrey and Borders Partnership (NHS) Providing administrative support to approximately 20 members of staff with diverse roles (ie teachers, social workers, mental health nurses, psychologist, dietician, activity workers, art therapist, drama therapist and students).

Dealing with young people who from diverse backgrounds, who are referred to the Service because of their mental health, social, behavioural and emotional needs. These young people can be challenging to deal with, and the post holder should be able to deal with conflict appropriately, and know where to seek support if necessary.

The nature of the Service means that prioritising work can be challenging, given the constantly changing needs of individual young people, and the administration required to support their progress within Hope and to plan for their future needs.

The post holder should have a flexible approach to their role, and on occasions may be requested to undertake tasks to support the Team and young people, that are outside of their job description. This is an expectation of all team members given the changing needs of the young people within Hope.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Take and transcribe a wide range of meeting minutes in an accurate and timely manner

Receive and process referrals to the relevant clinician and system(s)

Provide day to day supervision and monitoring of workload for Band 2 and 3 administrators

Update case notes on patient record system as required

Undertake regular managerial supervision and appraisal of administrators within the team, in conjunction with Band 5, if applicable

Monitor annual leave requests and sickness absence for manager, as required

Extract data from data warehouses i.e. DART

Support recruitment process for band 2 and 3 admin vacancies

Type up reports incorporating graphics and tables as required

Type all letters dictated or provided by the team

Book appointments on the patient record system for clinics and individual consultations

Answer telephone calls and relay any messages in a timely manner

Creating bespoke documents for the team, such as leaflets etc.

Arrange team events, as required

Monitor data quality of administrative input

Person Specification

Education

• NVQ Level 4 in Business Admin

Experience

• 4 years' experience of clerical and administrative work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

£28,860 to £31,671 a yearIncl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.