Senior Administrator

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Senior Administrator

The closing date is 19 February 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to work alongside our existing Senior Administrator, taking responsibility for the provision of a professional, efficient and confidential administration service to the Physical Health and Professional Practice portfolio within the Nursing and Quality Directorate, supporting the Service Leads and designated services.

Duties will include the provision of programme/workshop administration, IPC outbreak management support, proofreading reports, undertaking meeting preparation/minutes or any other administration service which is reasonable in line with the job description and requirements.

You will support your peers to enable cross working as necessary, dealing and managing continuously developing demands, ensuring the provision of supervision and line management support for junior colleagues within the team.

Main duties of the job

You will have and maintain excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure effective working relationships at all levels. These will be used internally and externally to the Trust, including contact with NHS and none NHS organisations across the national health community.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring efficiency in the department through pro-actively supporting the management team and playing a key role in ensuring that tasks across the office and department are managed and addressed accordingly.

For further information about the role and an informal chat please contact us using the details provided

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge & experience or working towards
• L2 English and Maths
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office packages including Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working effectively in a high performing office environment undertaking a range of administration duties
• Proven ability to manage meeting arrangements and taking minutes
• Setting up and maintaining office /admin systems

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 name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust