Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Team Administrator

The closing date is 16 November 2025

Job summary

The Pennine Network is looking for a Team Administrator to join our Older Adults Memory Assessment Service on a full time, temporary basis.

You will have excellent organisational and administrative skills to support the smooth and efficient functioning of the service.

We are inviting applications from individuals with excellent organisation skills and the ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team. The successful candidate will be able to communicate with staff, servicer users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft office packages, be skilled in live minute taking and possess a good telephone manner.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be organised, professional, committed and will assist in providing a high standard, quality administrative service by supporting the clinical staff members with referrals, appointments, welcome calls and minute taking at meetings. The post holder will need to be a team player with strong communication skills.

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.

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN1027-LW

Job locations

Gannow Lane Resource Centre

Burnley

BB12 6QH

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

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration - or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

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

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

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels using e-mail, telephone or face to face
Able to demonstrate skills in organising and prioritising of diaries and schedules
Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive issues with tact
Accurate keyboard skills for producing reports and correspondence etc

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration - or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

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

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

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively at all levels using e-mail, telephone or face to face
Able to demonstrate skills in organising and prioritising of diaries and schedules
Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive issues with tact
Accurate keyboard skills for producing reports and correspondence etc

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

Gannow Lane Resource Centre

Burnley

BB12 6QH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gannow Lane Resource Centre

Burnley

BB12 6QH

Employer's website

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