Team Administrator

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Daventry; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a 9 month fixed term Band 3 Team Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support at Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital in Daventry. The role is 37.5 hours per week with days to be agreed, based at Danetre Inpatients Unit.

Working within an established countywide administration team, you will be flexible and capable of organising your workload to meet changing priorities.

Qualifications

• Substantial administrative experience providing a full spectrum of duties.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Good level of general education, including GCSE English and Mathematics.
• RSA typing or equivalent.
• Strong IT skills with Microsoft Office packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide business and service administration support to the Danetre Inpatients Unit team.
• Adhere to multiple deadlines and manage changing priorities.
• Attend locality meetings and liaise with Ward and Therapy Team Manager.
• Act as a first point of contact for key stakeholders and deliver positive outcomes.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

workload prioritisation

Administrative experience

Microsoft Office

Project support

GCSE English/Maths

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

RSA typing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Site Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital Town Daventry Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a 9 month fixed term contract Band 3 Team Administrator to join our evolving and inclusive team to provide comprehensive administrative support at Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital in Daventry, this is part of the Adult Inpatient Community Beds Services within Northamptonshire.

We are current looking to recruit someone for 37.5 hours per week, days to be agreed, into a permanent post, based at Danetre Inpatients Unit.

The post holder will work alongside an established countywide administration team based across the North and West of the county. They must be flexible and use their initiative to organise their own workload dependent of the priorities and requirements at the time. Good communication skills, organisational ability, strong IT skills and flexibility are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

This role provides business and service administration support to the Danetre Inpatients Unit team, always ensuring a focus on quality and delivery.

The post holder will be required to adhere to multiple deadlines with priorities that could change on a regular basis. They will be required to attend locality meetings and liaise closely with the B7 Ward and Therapy Team Manager on the ward.

The post holder will frequently be the first point of contact for key stakeholders within their locality, so will have a high level of communication skills to be able to provide assurance and deliver a positive outcome

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Skills

• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Substantial administrative experience providing a full spectrum of administrative duties.
• Good level of general education this is including GSCE English and Mathematics. RSA 2 typing or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge of all Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience of supporting or leading a project
• Good level of education to include GCSE English and Mathematics, RSA typing or equivalent
• Substantial administrative experience providing a full spectrum of administrative duties
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft packages e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.