Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Administrator

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Job summary

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.

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

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1519-MS

Job locations

Shawbrook House

Balcarres Rd

Leyland

PR25 3ED


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qulifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 OCR Level 1 or 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

  • Working with NHS data systems such as Rio

Experience

Essential

  • Working in an office environment
  • Working with members of the public

Desirable

  • Working in the NHS
  • Working in a customer services environment.

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively written & verbal

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
  • Team player

Work Related Circumstance

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake DBS clearances
  • Ability to work flexibly and comply with all requirements of post
  • Willingness to travel around the organisational footprint
Person Specification

Education & Qulifications

Essential

  • Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 OCR Level 1 or 2 or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with databases
  • Working with Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

  • Working with NHS data systems such as Rio

Experience

Essential

  • Working in an office environment
  • Working with members of the public

Desirable

  • Working in the NHS
  • Working in a customer services environment.

Skills

Essential

  • Good grammar and numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Data input and retrieval
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively written & verbal

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Treats people with courtesy and respect at all times
  • Team player

Work Related Circumstance

Essential

  • 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 details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shawbrook House

Balcarres Rd

Leyland

PR25 3ED


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shawbrook House

Balcarres Rd

Leyland

PR25 3ED


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiting Manager

Yvonne Plant

07971337612

Details

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1519-MS

Job locations

Shawbrook House

Balcarres Rd

Leyland

PR25 3ED


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