Job summary
- Main area
- Business Admin
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 292-7234453-E&F
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Business Support Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 4
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
To provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative and support service to the estate’s governance and capital team. Supporting the governance team with implementing, maintaining and continuously improve all administrative processes in line with the premises assurance model, training, Trust financial instructions, compliance and governance.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Governance and Compliance to play a central role in maintaining capital programme management and the support systems and processes for the estates and capital senior management team . Providing relevant administrative and clerical support to the Associate Director of Estates and Facilities as and when required
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Advanced ECDL or equivalent experience
- Educated to NVQ level 3, City & Guilds certification, BTEC in a relevant subject areas or equivalent level of knowledge
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous administrative experience
- Experience with working to deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Experience with working in a project environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Intermediate Microsoft office skills
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Awareness of NHS policies
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and policies
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hardev Sagoo
- Job title
- Associate Director of Estates and Facilities
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 444455
List jobs with The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Support Services or all sectors