Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Administrator

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Job summary

Lancashire Care NHS Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.

Applications are invited for a Band 3 Administrator to provide a comprehensive secretarial administration and information service across the Eating Disorders Team, and coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder will be aligned to the Eating Disorders Team, covering the West locality, but is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administrative service providing cover to other departments across the Service as directed by their Administration Line Manager to ensure continuity of service provision.

Evidence of good general education is essential together with good communication skills and excellent organisation ability. Knowledge of working with the NHS will be an advantage and computer skills with essential.

The successful candidate with require a mature, flexible approach and the ability to work within a busy team. They will be expected to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.

Informal enquires should be directed to Elizabeth Horrocks Admin Team Lead Specialist Services on 07797349320.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join a community based, specialist Eating Disorder Service and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This team includes psychological therapists, nurses, dietitians, psychiatry and we have a service GP.

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.

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1471-MS

Job locations

Eating Disorders Team, Ormskirk District General Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration - or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Desirable

  • Good level of general education

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network.
  • Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice.

Desirable

  • Interest in current issues particular to a Foundation Trust and the network
  • Knowledge of NHS management processes

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
  • Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment.
  • Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.

Desirable

  • ExperiencePrevious experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment. Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.Experience of working within an MDT preferably within an NHS environment.A/I
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration - or equivalent experience
  • Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Desirable

  • Good level of general education

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network.
  • Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice.

Desirable

  • Interest in current issues particular to a Foundation Trust and the network
  • Knowledge of NHS management processes

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
  • Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment.
  • Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.

Desirable

  • ExperiencePrevious experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment. Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.Experience of working within an MDT preferably within an NHS environment.A/I

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eating Disorders Team, Ormskirk District General Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eating Disorders Team, Ormskirk District General Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Team Lead

Elizabeth Horrocks

07797349320

Details

Date posted

23 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1471-MS

Job locations

Eating Disorders Team, Ormskirk District General Hospital

Dicconson Way, Wigan Rd

Ormskirk

L39 2AZ


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