Administration Supervisor - Pre op
The closing date is 01 May 2026
Job summary
As our new team member, you will play a crucial role in providing essential secretarial and administrative support, ensuring the smooth running of our operations. Your role will involve facilitating effective communication between the clinical team, patients, their families, the public, and other departments within the Trust.
We are seeking an individual with outstanding organisational skills who thrives in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. Flexibility is vital, as is a commitment to upholding the highest standards of professionalism. You will need to manage sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality and integrity.
If you are a proactive, detail-oriented person with a passion for supporting a team and ensuring seamless communication, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will be responsible for receiving and addressing correspondence related to hospital clinics, ensuring that each piece of communication is handled appropriately and efficiently. Your ability to manage and respond to these correspondences will be crucial in maintaining the smooth operation of our clinic services.
You will also provide essential support to the Performance Manager during periods of high demand or annual leave. This support will involve arranging staff timetables, planning capacity, and managing booking lists to ensure that our operations continue seamlessly. Your organisational skills will be key to effectively coordinating these aspects.
Additionally, you will utilise hospital administrative systems and local computer systems as necessary for your role, ensuring that all processes are streamlined and efficient. Typing clinical letters, including clinic and discharge letters, as well as personal and general correspondence, using Microsoft Word for Windows will also be part of your responsibilities. Your attention to detail and proficiency in these tasks will contribute significantly to the overall effectiveness of the team.
About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Details
Date posted
20 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
438-PB4028
Job locations
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
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