North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Admin and Clerical Assistant

The closing date is 25 September 2025

Job summary

NOTE:

This vacancy is only open at this stage to internal employees of the following organisations within the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System:

  • North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, inclusive of Black Country Procurement Group and North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Service.
  • Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board

**We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role**

The City CMHT Team at the Sutherland Centre are looking to recruit to a full time band 2 Admin and Clerical Assistant to support the multi-disciplinary team in ensuring a seamless administrative service.

The successful applicant will have good keyboard skills, be willing to learn office processes and have a good knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Main duties of the job

Dealing with correspondence

Answering the telephone and responding to queries

Filing, photocopying, typing

Data entry

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7436726

Job locations

The Sutherland Centre

Belgrave Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 4LR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning and organising own work

Communicating with range of people including colleagues, service users, stakeholders

Managing and maintaining adequate levels of stock

Job description

Job responsibilities

Planning and organising own work

Communicating with range of people including colleagues, service users, stakeholders

Managing and maintaining adequate levels of stock

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 or equivalent or willingness to work toward

Knowledge

Essential

  • Standard Keyboard skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 2 or equivalent or willingness to work toward

Knowledge

Essential

  • Standard Keyboard skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal

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 details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Belgrave Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 4LR


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

The Sutherland Centre

Belgrave Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 4LR


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Lead

Emma Ford

emma.ford@combined.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

18 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7436726

Job locations

The Sutherland Centre

Belgrave Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 4LR


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