Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Admin Manager

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Job summary

The post holder will manage the CAMHS admin team (Medical Secretary and Receptionist/Admin Support Assistants across all localities). This will include responsibility for monitoring the staff budget, the day-to-day management, organisation, recruitment and motivation of the administration staff as well as ensuring systems and processes are in place to enable delivery of the CAMHS Service to meet set targets and objectives.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional administrative management to the CAMHS administrative support team including performance monitoring and absence management, using performance and other reports to support this to ensure targets are met.

To ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained at all times to include full cover across reception areas. Co-ordinating annual leave/authorised absence and managing unauthorised absence.

To be responsible for recruitment, selection and management of all CAMHS admin

staff, maximising the efficiency of the team within budgetary constraints.

To organise across CAMHS service yearly calibration of clinical equipment.

To conduct staff appraisals (PADR) write personal development plans with staff members, identifying training and educational needs to ensure all administration staff have the appropriate skills to further develop our services.

To review and maintain smarter ways in team working, encourage excellent and effective working relationships with admin team/clinic staff and multi-agencies. To include liaison at all levels and promote excellent communication between staff members. To deal with complex issues relating to

staff e.g. performance, by use of a range of reporting tools and communication strategies.

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'.

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

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year N/A

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-CHI-7141-26

Job locations

St Pauls House

Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage administration team in CAMHS to provide adequate, timely cover for annual leave and sickness absence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage administration team in CAMHS to provide adequate, timely cover for annual leave and sickness absence.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience of managing a team.

Desirable

  • Understanding of NHS Policies and Procedures

English

Essential

  • English Level 4 and above

Desirable

  • Safeguarding

Difficult conversations

Essential

  • Experience

Desirable

  • Safeguarding
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years experience of managing a team.

Desirable

  • Understanding of NHS Policies and Procedures

English

Essential

  • English Level 4 and above

Desirable

  • Safeguarding

Difficult conversations

Essential

  • Experience

Desirable

  • Safeguarding

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pauls House

Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Pauls House

Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Head of Admin & Operations

Nina Campbell

nina.campbell4@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year N/A

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-CHI-7141-26

Job locations

St Pauls House

Enterprise Way

Derby

DE21 4BB


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