Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Administrator
The closing date is 18 November 2025
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic person to support the Children & Young People's Mental Health Team. This post is based at Shawbrook House in Leyland.
The post is part‑time (18.75 hours) working Monday, Tuesday 9‑5 and Wednesday 9.00 - 12:45. This is a permanent post within the team.
Qualifications needed: NVQ level 2 administrative qualification or equivalent experience, RSA 3 or equivalent, ECDL or equivalent experience.
This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join a community‑based mental health service and work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team. This team includes psychological therapists, nurses, support time and recovery workers, social workers, occupational therapists and psychiatrists.
You must be able to provide efficient administrative support and have excellent IT, keyboard and data inputting skills. You will also require strong interpersonal skills, be able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise your workload effectively.
The work is varied, interesting and demanding and candidates need to be organised, flexible and reliable. We are looking for people who possess the ability to meet the demands of the service, and also to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients and health care professionals.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service across the Mental Health Network, coordinating their activities with other members of the Business Administration Team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
The post holder will be aligned to a specific team and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Networks administrative service providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their Team Leader to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.
Work flexibly in response to the needs of the Locaility Administration Services providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their line manager in liaison with Locality Admin Co-ordinator to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well‑being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qulifications
* Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 OCR Level 1 or 2 or equivalent experience
Knowledge
* Working with databases
* Working with Microsoft Office applications
* Working with NHS data systems such as Rio
Experience
* Working in an office environment
* Working with members of the public
* Working in the NHS
* Working in a customer services environment.
Skills
* Good grammar and numeracy skills
* Excellent keyboard skills
* Data input and retrieval
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to communicate effectively written & verbal
Personal Qualities
* Excellent telephone manner
* Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
* Team player
Work Related Circumstance
* Willingness to undertake DBS clearances
* Ability to work flexibly and comply with all requirements of post
* Willingness to travel around the organisational footprint
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 name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
£24,465 a year (subject to confirmation)
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