Senior Team Administrator | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

CROYDON HEALTH SERVICES NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an experienced Senior Team Administrator to join their Community Children's Nursing Team. This role involves providing high-quality administrative support, overseeing day-to-day operations, managing records, and ensuring efficient service delivery. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a proactive approach, and relevant administrative experience. Flexible working arrangements are supported.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles.
• Ability to work independently.
• Familiarity with data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support to ensure smooth functioning of the team.
• Supervise administrative staff and support data collection.
• Manage purchase orders and payments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Organisational skills

Initiative

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Team Administrator to join our Community Children's Nursing Team at Croydon Health Services for a secondment period. We offer a truly integrated approach to paediatric nursing across acute and community settings, supporting seamless pathways for children and young people from hospital to home, whether for short-term admissions or long-term health needs.

We are seeking an organised and enthusiastic individual to provide high-quality administrative support to our busy and dynamic service. Working closely with the Children's Community Nursing Team Matron, specialist nurses, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service.

You will oversee day-to-day administrative operations, including ordering equipment, managing purchase orders and payments, supervising administrative staff, coordinating meetings, maintaining records, and supporting data collection and reporting.

This varied and rewarding role requires excellent communication, time management, and problem-solving skills, along with a flexible and proactive approach. If you are an experienced administrator looking for a new challenge within a supportive and friendly team, we would love to hear from you.

Interview date: 18th December 2025

Responsibilities

1. Provide high quality, comprehensive administrative support to assist the Children's Community Nursing Team to ensure the smooth functioning of the team, through effective communication, general administration and appropriate interactions with service users, staff and visitors.
2. Respect confidentiality for work undertaken and have the ability to use initiative, working with a minimum of supervision to deadlines, whilst maintaining a flexible approach.
3. Lead on ensuring effective and efficient day to day administrative support to children's community nursing team Matron, community nursing team and relevant specialist nursing posts.
4. Assist in the research, collation, analysis and preparation of data from a variety of information sources for clinical audit and generally contribute to the implementation and development of modernisation projects within the team.
5. Undertake the role of line manager for junior admin staff on the wider paediatric nursing admin team.
6. Be capable of working independently and exercising an appropriate degree of initiative.

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services across Croydon through a range of clinics and specialist centres. Formed in August 2010 from the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust, we employ around 4,100 staff serving a diverse population of over 360,000 people.

Our main site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We are also leading the way in delivering more healthcare in community settings and people's homes. Our district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons care for people of all ages across the borough.

Like the wider NHS, we are working hard to meet increasing demand. With the right people on board, we continue to innovate and transform our services to provide the highest quality care for local residents. We place strong emphasis on education, training and career development for all staff.

If you want to make a real difference, challenge yourself and be part of a Trust that's shaping local healthcare, Croydon Health Services could be the place for you.

At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.