Team Administrator

Pennine Care; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Team Administrator to join the Crisis resolution home treatment team (CRHTT) in Tameside. The post is Band 3, full-time (37.5 hours per week), Monday–Friday, with a salary of £25,760–£27,476 per annum, pro rata where applicable.

You will provide efficient administrative support, manage referrals and data entry on the Paris system, handle calls, schedule appointments and maintain communication with staff, patients and families.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent) at grade C or higher.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience relevant to admin.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Paris data system is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle telephone queries from patients, carers and professionals with diplomacy.
• Carry out general clerical duties: filing, post, email, scanning and photocopying.
• Maintain administrative systems and ensure data entry and reporting are accurate.
• Assist with coordination of meetings and minutes for the team.
• Support the MDT with day-to-day activities and stock control.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Telephone handling

Note taking

Education

English / Maths GCSE

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Paris system

Job description

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Main area Team administrator Band 3 Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Secondment: 6 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday working times to be agreed) Job ref 311-T696-26-A

Site Buckton Building - Tameside General Hospital Town Ashton-under-Lyne Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

Unfortunately this role does not attract sponsorship under current government legislation, therefore if you require a certificate of sponsorship to support a visa application, we will be unable to proceed with your application.

Post Title

Team Administrator

Service/Ward/Department

crisis resolution home treatment team

Borough

Tameside

Band & salary scale

Band 3

Hours of work

37.5 hours per week

Monday - Friday

Permanent

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Team Administrator to join our Crisis resolution home treatment team Team for working age adults.

Using a high degree of initiative to resolve queries, acting independently where appropriate but mainly working alongside other colleagues and together as a team, you will provide a responsive and quality administration service.

This role requires a highly organised Team Administrator with the ability to prioritise their workload with conflicting demands and have the confidence to demonstrate excellent communication effectively at all levels.

This is a varied role and you will be ensuring good communication between staff, family members and patients, dealing with telephone queries which may occasionally be from very anxious callers. You will be information creating information and letters and you will be supporting a busy MDT team.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities
To manage telephone queries from patients, carers and other agancies regarding queries, appointments and other service queries . Give advice where appropriate, take messages and redirect clinical calls as required from patients, relatives and professionals.

Prioritise own workload on a daily basis to meet various timescales and service needs.
To carry out general clerical duties including information gathering, dealing with internal and external post, electronic mail, filing, scanning and photocopying documents.
Establish and maintain administrative systems.

Recording of data on Paris including uploading documents and producing reports as requested. Add case note entries as required , entering the outcomes of meetings and uploading correspondence. Ensuring Paris records are up-to-date and patients are discharged from the system in a timely way.
To assist with the co-ordination of the lone worker response and feed back any issues to the appropriate team manager as required.

Arrange meetings on behalf of the the manager and team as requested.
To work with and support the team manager and the team in their day-to-day activities.
To maintain the existing stock control system and ensure supplies are ordered and checked on a regular basis.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

The Crisis resolution home treatment team comprises of a team manager, consultant psychiatrist, practitioners, support workers, psychologist and administration staff. This is a very friendly and hard working team who strive to support each other and welcome new members to the team. The role will be demanding due to increase service demand, but you will be well supported within a well established and friendly team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Post: Crisis resolution home treatment team Administrator
Band: 3
Responsible to: Crisis resolution home treatment team manager
Main Contacts: Internal or external contacts
Job Summary
To provide efficient and effective administration support to the CRHTT team. To undertake the administration of all referrals received into the CRHTT team.
Reports to the CRHTT team Manager who will provide ongoing support and guidance.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
To deal with difficult telephone queries and give advice wherever possible, in a diplomatic and sensitive way, following these through with the appropriate member of staff, in a responsible and professional manner. To take messages and redirect calls as appropriate on a daily basis from patients, relatives and professionals.
To communicate with staff in maintaining timely procedures for data entry and answer queries relating to the information held on the Trust’s electronic systems including managing referrals and inputting activity data on Paris.
Prioritise own workload on a daily basis to meet various timescales involved.
To carry out general clerical duties including information gathering, dealing with internal and external post, electronic mail, filing, scanning and photocopying documents.
Establish and maintain administrative systems, eg, filing and monitoring systems to support the Team and Service and to continuously review administrative processes and contribute to the development of the the Service alongside other team members and senior managers.
Recording of data on Paris including uploading documents and producing reports as requested. Add case note entries as required as well as booking appointments (including cancelling and rebooking as necessary), entering the outcomes and uploading correspondence. Ensuring Paris records are up-to-date and patients are discharged from the system in a timely way. Liaison with clinicians, patients and their relatives to organise appointments and visits.
To assist with the co-ordination of the lone worker response and feed back any issues to the appropriate team manager as required.
Provide accurate and efficient administrative support including managing appropriate correspondence (eg, clinical discharge letters) on behalf of the CRHTT.
Plan, arrange and take minutes of the team meetings on a regular basis. Arrange meetings on behalf of the CRHTT as requested.
To work with and support the team manager and wider MDT in their day-to-day activities.
To maintain the existing stock control system and ensure supplies are ordered and checked on a regular basis.
To work flexibly to cover administrative roles in the absence of colleagues and where requested to do so by a senior manager.

Person specification

education/qualifications

• English / Math GCSE grade C or higher or equivalent
• NVQ 3 or equivalent experience

Experience

• Working experience of Microsoft software.
• Experience of using electronic systems
• Previous clerical experience
• Ability to accurately input data
• note taking/making notes experience

Knowledge

• Office procedures and systems.
• Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of Trust staff and external agencies
• Ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Good organisational skills
• Good written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as a team member and individually
• Conscientious and able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Working with databases and generating reports

Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Once Checks Are Complete - The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace” To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.

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.

Name Abigail McKay Job title Tameside Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 716 3539 Additional information

Please contact manager for more information about this role or to arrange a visit.

NB Abby does not work Fridays.