Job summary
The Lead Administrator role at Elysium Healthcare in Huyton, Merseyside is a rewarding opportunity to direct and control the operational service of the administration function. You will supervise the reception service, secretarial service, Mental Health Act department, and coordinate the functioning of various administrative areas. This role offers competitive benefits, including an annual salary of £28,368, 33 days of annual leave, free meals and parking, and opportunities for career development.
Main duties of the job
As a Lead Administrator, you will be responsible for supervising the reception service, ensuring high-quality customer service. You will also supervise the secretarial service, monitor and review the quality of service delivery, control the department's expenditure, and manage internal and external postal systems. The role requires secretarial and/or HR administration experience, NVQ III in Business Administration, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
About us
Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. It is part of the Ramsay Health Care group, which has a global network across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people. Elysium Healthcare provides a range of services, including Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, and more.
Details
Date posted: 28 October 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £28,368 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1414851067
Job location
Elysium Healthcare, Huyton, L36 5SA
Job responsibilities
Become a Lead Administrator with purpose, where your contribution is part of helping to change people's lives. It's an administration role that's rewarding like no other. Join the team at Victoria Gardens in Huyton as a Lead Administrator and be valued and supported.
The aim of this role is to direct and control the operational service of the administration function, to ensure that it provides a cost‑effective Reception, Secretarial, Medical Records and all other appropriate administration service to the units.
You will support and supervise the service's administration needs, including supervising the reception service, providing a secretarial service to designated managers and departments, supervising the Mental Health Act department, and coordinating the functioning and staffing of all administration areas including secretarial, MHA, CPA, Resourcing, Work Force Administrators, Finance, Ward Administration, and Complaints.
Working alongside senior staff members, you will manage staff absences and leave requests for your team.
At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
As a Lead Administrator you will be:
Supervising the reception service, ensuring the provision of a high-quality customer‑focused Service to patients and their relatives, staff and external organisations. Ensuring Doors, Traka, Blicks, Key and CCTV Systems are working throughout the unit and comply at all times with Elysium Healthcare Policies.
Supervising the secretarial service, ensuring the provision of a confidential, high quality Support service to both the clinical and support service departments.
Monitoring and reviewing the quality‑of‑service delivery, taking corrective action where necessary.
Controlling the department’s expenditure to ensure that it does not exceed annual budgetary provisions.
Managing internal and external postal systems.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* Secretarial and/or HR Administration experience
* NVQ III Business Administration
* Verbal and written communication skills
* Word Processing skills (50 wpm) preferably Microsoft Word
* Experience of PowerPoint and Excel packages
* Supervisory skills
* Knowledge of a range of office equipment, including fax, photocopier and telephone systems
What you will get
* Annual salary of £28,368
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (incl Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work‑life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: Elysium Healthcare
Address: Elysium Healthcare, Huyton, L36 5SA
Website: https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/
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