Team Administrator

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Daventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Daventry is looking for a Band 3 Team Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative support at Danetre Inpatients Unit. The ideal candidate will have substantial admin experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage their own workload effectively. This permanent position is for 37.5 hours per week, offering opportunities for flexible working arrangements. Join us in making a positive impact in the community while working in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in providing comprehensive administrative duties.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet varying deadlines and flexible workload management.

Responsibilities

• Provide business and administrative support to Danetre Inpatients Unit.
• Adhere to multiple deadlines with changing priorities.
• Act as the first point of contact for key stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent time management and organisational skills

Ability to prioritise and manage own workload

Substantial administrative experience

Good level of general education including GCSE English and Mathematics

RSA 2 typing or equivalent

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Experience of supporting or leading a project

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Site Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital Town Daventry Salary £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/01/2026 08:00

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Team Administrator to join our evolving and inclusive team to provide comprehensive administrative support at Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital in Daventry, this is part of the Adult Inpatient Community Beds Services within Northamptonshire.

We are current looking to recruit someone for 37.5 hours per week, days to be agreed, into a permanent post, based at Danetre Inpatients Unit.

The post holder will work alongside an established countywide administration team based across the North and West of the county. They must be flexible and use their initiative to organise their own workload dependent of the priorities and requirements at the time. Good communication skills, organisational ability, strong IT skills and flexibility are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

This role provides business and service administration support to the Danetre Inpatients Unit team, always ensuring a focus on quality and delivery.

The post holder will be required to adhere to multiple deadlines with priorities that could change on a regular basis. They will be required to attend locality meetings and liaise closely with the B7 Ward and Therapy team Manager on the ward.

The post holder will frequently be the first point of contact for key stakeholders within their locality, so will have a high level of communication skills to be able to provide assurance and deliver a positive outcome

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Skills

• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Substantial administrative experience providing a full spectrum of administrative duties.
• Good level of general education this is including GSCE English and Mathematics. RSA 2 typing or equivalent.
• Good working knowledge of all Office packages e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience of supporting or leading a project
• Good level of education to include GCSE English and Mathematics, RSA typing or equivalent
• Substantial administrative experience providing a full spectrum of administrative duties
• Sound working knowledge of Microsoft packages e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.