Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Assistant
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term for 6 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week ((Monday-Friday flexibly between the hours of 08:00 – 20:00))
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2394-LW
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Geoffrey St Health Centre
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Administrator
Band 2
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
The post holder (s) will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Community & Wellbeing Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure that an efficient and confidential service is provided.
The post holder will be aligned to Preston East Admin Hub based at Geoffrey Street Health Centre and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Locality’s administrative service. They will be required to provide reception and clinical admin cover at Brookfield Clinic and Longridge Community Hospital as directed by their administration line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality reception and admin service provision.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths and Word Processing. Excellent computer skills are required. One of the primary purposes of this role is to provide a comprehensive reception and administration service and therefore administration experience is essential in order to provide a professional service to the clinical teams. Experience of dealing with people is also essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. It is essential that the post holder has good organisational and communication skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience
- GCSE English Language A-C
- ECDL or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working with databases
- Working with Microsoft Office applications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in an office environment
- Working with members of the public
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good grammar and numeracy skills
- Data input and retrieval
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Stephanie Cambray
- Job title
- Admin Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07966 775299
- Additional information
A standard CRB disclosure will be required.
Selection Process: Interview and skills test
Stephanie Cambray – Admin Team Leader, Preston East Admin Hub
[email protected]
Tel: 01772 777301
Mobile: 07966 775299Carol Ashcroft – Deputy Administration Lead, Central & West locality
[email protected]
Mobile: 07790 387783
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