Skip to main content

This site is independent of the NHS and the Department of Health.

Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Senior Admin Assistant
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent: [email protected]
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours 4 days 9am-5pm)
Job ref
338-7880829-26
Employer
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Townend Court & Alfred Bean Hospital Driffield
Town
Hull
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Administration Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join the Learning Disability  Service as a Senior Administrator.

We are looking for an  enthusiastic individual with previous clerical  experience who can  communicate at all levels, work flexibility and is able to organise and prioritise their workload.  Senior Administrative Assistant to join our admin team within the Children's & Learning Disability Division.  We are looking to recruit a friendly, enthusiastic, motivated person to join our administration team. 

You will provide administrative support to clinical services within the Division and contribute to the planning and development of the service as a member of the team. 

This role is varied and you will need to have the ability to work as part of a team and use your initiative in day to day tasks along with having good communication skills to deal with varying enquiries. 

Main duties of the job

 Job Role

To provide administrative support and advice to the Epilepsy Service wider LD Service
Contribute to planning & development to the Learning Disability Service as a member of the wider team.
Contribute to the improvement of effective use of Trust electronic resources to ensure safe and effective processes are embedded and maintained
To induct & supervise less experienced staff.
To work autonomously and develop effective administration support systems, in line with Trust Policies and systems.
To be responsible for all aspects of administration of team meetings, minute taking, actions.
To be responsible for all incoming emails and correspondence within the generic email accounts for referrals and administration for the learning disability team
To be responsible for all incoming emails within the generic email accounts for referrals and administration for the learning disability team

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good Health and Social Care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Find out more and search live jobs.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices
  • 3 or more GCSE/O levels which must include English and Maths
  • Advanced keyboard skills: RSA/OCR III or equivalent/Advanced ECDL
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced EDCL

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of practice and procedures relevant to the area of work
  • Knowledge and experience of IT systems e.g. Sytem1, ESR, oracle, Microsoft Office packages
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Trust IT Systems - e.g. Lorenzo, ESR, Oracle.
  • Experience of use of Microsoft Teams.

Skills & Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Team player
  • Able to demonstrate inter-personal communication skills
  • Able to plan and prioritise effectively and efficiently
  • Ability to motivate others
  • Ability to commute effectively between the various sites with access to appropriate means of transport is essential
  • Light physical effort required for lifting stationery, files, sitting at a keyboard or possibly standing at a reception desk

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The Smallest ThingsTommy'sApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleHSJ Best places to workCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Hoggard
Job title
Administration Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482336470
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies