Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Team Administrator

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Administrator within the Community Mental Health Team at Danetre, Mental health resource Centre. The post will be 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive administrative assistant/secretarial service to support duties associated with the service they are working in. Good organisational ability, strong IT skills (including use of Microsoft packages)and flexibility are required.

We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible and creative in their approach and can work alongside nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide quality and effective administrative support.

Main duties of the job

You will demonstrate an enthusiasm for professional development and will be motivated to further your understanding and skills through various training opportunities.

You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team, benefiting from a comprehensive supervision and appraisal system, with a commitment to staff development.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG201-MH

Job locations

Mental Health Resource Centre, Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

  • Training Courses relevant to role

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good written & verbal communication skills (supporting statement)

Desirable

  • Experience of managing working individually and as part of a team

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience within an office environment
  • Attention to detail

Desirable

  • NHS Experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

  • Training Courses relevant to role

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good written & verbal communication skills (supporting statement)

Desirable

  • Experience of managing working individually and as part of a team

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience within an office environment
  • Attention to detail

Desirable

  • NHS Experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Mental Health Resource Centre, Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Mental Health Resource Centre, Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Bridgett Chikandwa

Bridgett.Chikandwa@nhft.nhs.uk

07927131911

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

270-TG201-MH

Job locations

Mental Health Resource Centre, Danetre Hospital

London Road

Daventry

NN11 4DY


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