Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Children in Care and Adoption Team Administrator

The closing date is 07 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (30 hours) Team Administrator covering Monday-Friday within theChildren in Care and Adoption Team.

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and committed team administrator. You will be a key member of the looked after children service that consists of Community Paediatricians, Nurses and other Multi-Agency Teams.

Main duties of the job

To succeed, you will need excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Develop and maintain administrative systems to support policies and processes.

Undertaking general office duties as required inline with service procedures, working on an electronic patient record system.

Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partner agencies and services.

Comfortable working under pressure, adept at prioritising workloads with the ability to work to tight deadlines. You will be well supported to further your own professional knowledge, skills, and development within this highly specialised area.

An annual appraisal and regular management one to one reviews are provided, as is the chance to attend relevant mandatory and other training pertinent to the role.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

DHCFT is an NHS Foundation Trust that strives for innovation and improvement for the service and individuals that work within it.

Our Visionis to make a positive difference in people's lives by improving health and wellbeing.

Our Objectivesare to provide great care, be a great place to work and best use of money.

Our Valuesof People first, Respect, Honesty, & Do your best are why our workforce chose to work for the NHS & DHCFT.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the Trust."

Benefits include:

    • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
    • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
    • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
    • Generous NHS pension scheme
    • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
    • Health service discounts and online benefits
    • Incremental pay progression
    • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
    • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
    • Health and wellbeing opportunities
    • Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-CHI-5487-25-A

Job locations

Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

The role will include providing administrative support to the Children in Care Team. Therefore, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with a good working knowledge of Microsoft computer packages.

You will ideally possess an Admin qualification or equivalent qualification in typewriting/word processing and skills and experience around standards of spelling and grammatical accuracy.

You will need to be able to input data and analyse and complete reports.

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

Qualifications

RSA III Typing or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience

GCSEs Grade C or above in English

Skilled in MS Office applications Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

Previous experience in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge of TPP SystmOne

Experience

  • Ability to organise and prioritise own work
  • Good Interpersonal Skills
  • Experience in the use of databases
  • Previous experience within an office/administration environment
  • Experience of maintaining robust filing systems (paper and electronic)
  • Flexible approach to working practices
  • Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection.

NHS experience

Understanding of the local authority.

SKILLS

Maintenance of filing systems

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills by being a team player, but must be able to work on own initiative

Organisational Skills

Geographical Knowledge of Derby & Derbyshire

Audio typing skills

Values

Caring

We provide safe care and support people to achieve their goals

Inclusive

We respect everyone in all we do

Ambitious

We offer high quality services, and we commit to ongoing improvement

Belonging

We come together to create a culture that is welcoming, open and trusting

Collaborative

We work together to achieve the best outcomes for our people and communities

OTHER ATTRIBUTES

Motivated

Flexible

Professional approach

Aptitude for discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information

Requirement to maintain confidentiality

Emotional resilience and stress management techniques when dealing with distressing information

Non-judgemental positive attitude towards service receivers and carers

Positive and upbeat attitude and disposition

Ability to travel to other premises to attend and/or support trust meetings.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

The role will include providing administrative support to the Children in Care Team. Therefore, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with a good working knowledge of Microsoft computer packages.

You will ideally possess an Admin qualification or equivalent qualification in typewriting/word processing and skills and experience around standards of spelling and grammatical accuracy.

You will need to be able to input data and analyse and complete reports.

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

Qualifications

RSA III Typing or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience

GCSEs Grade C or above in English

Skilled in MS Office applications Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

Previous experience in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge of TPP SystmOne

Experience

  • Ability to organise and prioritise own work
  • Good Interpersonal Skills
  • Experience in the use of databases
  • Previous experience within an office/administration environment
  • Experience of maintaining robust filing systems (paper and electronic)
  • Flexible approach to working practices
  • Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection.

NHS experience

Understanding of the local authority.

SKILLS

Maintenance of filing systems

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills by being a team player, but must be able to work on own initiative

Organisational Skills

Geographical Knowledge of Derby & Derbyshire

Audio typing skills

Values

Caring

We provide safe care and support people to achieve their goals

Inclusive

We respect everyone in all we do

Ambitious

We offer high quality services, and we commit to ongoing improvement

Belonging

We come together to create a culture that is welcoming, open and trusting

Collaborative

We work together to achieve the best outcomes for our people and communities

OTHER ATTRIBUTES

Motivated

Flexible

Professional approach

Aptitude for discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information

Requirement to maintain confidentiality

Emotional resilience and stress management techniques when dealing with distressing information

Non-judgemental positive attitude towards service receivers and carers

Positive and upbeat attitude and disposition

Ability to travel to other premises to attend and/or support trust meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA III Typewriting or equivalent
  • Educated to GCSE standard, to include English, Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience).

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of confidentiality
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Excellent organisation skills Ability to prioritise workload and meet timescales
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA III Typewriting or equivalent
  • Educated to GCSE standard, to include English, Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience).

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding of confidentiality
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Excellent organisation skills Ability to prioritise workload and meet timescales

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Derby

DE22 3LZ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Children's Complex Health Admin Manager

Natalie Cooksey

natalie.cooksey1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-CHI-5487-25-A

Job locations

Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Derby

DE22 3LZ


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