Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Administrator - Therapies in Schools

The closing date is 10 August 2025

Job summary

Would you like to be a part of an innovative, collaborative and inclusive team working in Special Schools across West Sussex? We are looking for an administrator with excellent communication and organisational skills to provide comprehensive and efficient administrative support to our team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists working in Special Schools. The hours for this post are to be worked term time only.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have strong team working skills, demonstrate an ability to form effective working relationships with NHS, Schools and West Sussex County Council staff and be a highly competent user of MS Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint). They will be confident in supporting the team with coordinating and minuting meetings, updating and maintaining databases, including electronic patient records, and dealing with all those who come into contact with the team in a sensitive, confidential and professional manner.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Term time hours

Reference number

150-CP1959-PC

Job locations

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For any queries, please contact Linnie Chapman, Deputy Operational Head of Service via Linnie.chapman@nhs.net.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

For any queries, please contact Linnie Chapman, Deputy Operational Head of Service via Linnie.chapman@nhs.net.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good level of secretarial and typing skills - accuracy and efficiency
  • Experience in the use of Microsoft Office including proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative environment acquiring excellent administrative and organisational skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the NHS or a similar setting
  • Ability to prioritise workload and experience of working to deadlines
  • Experience of purchasing/ordering and monitoring equipment and stationery

Knowedge & Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to prioritise enquiries and respond effectively

Desirable

  • Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good level of secretarial and typing skills - accuracy and efficiency
  • Experience in the use of Microsoft Office including proficiency in Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Publisher

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative environment acquiring excellent administrative and organisational skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working within the NHS or a similar setting
  • Ability to prioritise workload and experience of working to deadlines
  • Experience of purchasing/ordering and monitoring equipment and stationery

Knowedge & Skills

Essential

  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to prioritise enquiries and respond effectively

Desirable

  • Awareness of Data Protection and confidentiality

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

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Operational Head of Service

Linnie Chapman

linnie.chapman@nhs.net

01903286711

Details

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Term time hours

Reference number

150-CP1959-PC

Job locations

Worthing Hospital

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH


Supporting documents

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