Senior Administrator - Team Leader

Overview

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Senior Administrator - Team Leader

The closing date is 03 October 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to support by arranging meetings, managing diaries and taking minutes and supporting the production of reports for internal and external services, providing a comprehensive word processing service from shorthand and/or audio dictation, accurately and in a timely manner.

You will be part of the Getting More Help Services Leadership Team.

You will be expected to be part of development and quality Improvements.

To undertake non-routine activities, which may be delegated by the line managers, senior managers or other members of the team.

Accurately input, update and retrieve data using a variety of data collection systems (electronic and paper-based) including booked admissions, patient records, clinical coding etc and any new systems that may be introduced in the future.

Provide the provision of a full administrative service to the service.

To undertake non-routine activities, which may be delegated by the line managers, senior managers or other members of the team.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

\We\'re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won\'t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Provides the provision of a full administrative service to the service including triaging of e-mails and post, administering annual leave and study leave applications, booking attendance at training events and conferences and liaising with designated staff to ensure accommodation and travel is booked as required.

Provides a comprehensive word processing service from shorthand and/or audio dictation (including letters, reports, memos, minutes etc) accurately and in a timely manner.

Accurately input, update and retrieve data using a variety of data collection systems (electronic and paper-based) and any new systems that may be introduced in the future.

Manages the diaries of managers and other staff.

Organises workshops and conferences that may include the identification and booking of venues, speakers, catering and equipment, liaising with designated staff to ensure accommodation and travel is booked as required and corresponding with applicants and course facilitators.

Undertakes general office duties as necessary including faxing, photocopying, filing etc.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification Qualifications

• BTEC Diploma/Level 3 Diploma in Leadership and Management OR equivalent (i.e. NVQ in Business Administration / RSA Level 3) OR equivalent knowledge gained through relevant work experience plus a willingness to work towards the Level 5 in Leadership and Management within an agreed timescale.
• IT Qualification (i.e. ECDL Qualification, RSA, NVQ in Business Administration) OR equivalent knowledge gained through relevant work experience.
• Key skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 or O Level / GCSE in Maths and English grade C or above (Grade 4 to 9)

Experience

• Implementing and maintaining systems and processes within an administration team.
• Leading, supervising and training staff on administrative processes in a positive manner to facilitate delivery of an effective service.
• Significant experience of working in an administrative environment including digital audio typing, Microsoft Office applications, diary management, filing systems, collating and presenting information.
• Co-ordinating meetings and associated duties.
• Extracting data and report preparation.
• Participation in service and quality improvement initiatives.
• Advanced typing skills and inputting data accurately and efficiency

Knowledge

• Understanding of data protection and service user / staff confidentiality in line with defined procedures and guidelines.
• A sound understanding of quality improvement initiatives.
• Organising and completing demands and workloads meeting deadlines using delegation where necessary.
• Problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures

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.

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