Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Clinical Support Team Administrator

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

Waveney Community Therapy Service provide specialist interventions for service users currently accessing secondary care via the Great Yarmouth and Waveney CMHT's. They facilitate group programs from a range of community hubs. The Waveney team also provide 1:1 interventions both in service users homes and in the community as well as Outreach work to support individuals to access the group program or move on to accessing community resources.

Waveney Community Therapy Service based at Victoria House in Lowestoft are looking to recruit a conscientious, calm and confident individual to become part of the Administration Team.

This role is a part time 15 hours per week working Thursday and Fridays. This is a substantive position.

Main duties of the job

You must possess excellent time management skills, a positive approach and be able to remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate will need to have the ability to confidently and sensitively deal with telephone calls from individuals who may sometimes be distressed or upset.

You will need to be able to demonstrate the strength of your communication, prioritisation and administration skills at the same time as showcasing your knowledge of IT systems. You will be able to evidence a flexible response to service needs and the ability to think creatively. Experience of working to deadlines, on your own initiative and maintaining confidentiality are also essential.

Examples of some of the tasks that may be required to be undertaken by this role include:

Writing correspondence to service users

Booking appointments

Use of Oracle

Support with ESR including MSS forms

Support with paperwork for supervision, sickness and return to work meetings.

General admin support to wider clinical team and team manager

Liaising with other teams.

Other appropriate admin duties, as directed, being adaptable and flexible to service needs and changes across the care group.

Previous administration experience is essential. Full training will be given.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

246-GYW7117453

Job locations

Victoria House

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification attached which outlines the role and the requirements of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification attached which outlines the role and the requirements of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pitman/RSA III Typing/ Work Processing or equivalent secretarial experience at intermediate level.
  • NVQ 3 Business Administration or equivalent or working towards

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Trust electronic record system

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding and experience in a full range of secretarial procedures and systems gained through practice at intermediate level.
  • Working under pressure
  • Working on own initiative with minimal supervision.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise management diaries
  • ICT skills including Microsoft or equivalent.
  • Literacy and numeracy

Knowledge

Essential

  • Maintaining administrative / secretarial systems.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS policy / procedures
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Pitman/RSA III Typing/ Work Processing or equivalent secretarial experience at intermediate level.
  • NVQ 3 Business Administration or equivalent or working towards

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Trust electronic record system

Experience

Essential

  • Understanding and experience in a full range of secretarial procedures and systems gained through practice at intermediate level.
  • Working under pressure
  • Working on own initiative with minimal supervision.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise management diaries
  • ICT skills including Microsoft or equivalent.
  • Literacy and numeracy

Knowledge

Essential

  • Maintaining administrative / secretarial systems.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS policy / procedures
  • Knowledge of medical terminology

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Victoria House

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Victoria House

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Support Manager

Melanie McArthur

melanie.mcarthur@nsft.nhs.uk

07788360357

Details

Date posted

04 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

246-GYW7117453

Job locations

Victoria House

Alexandra Road

Lowestoft

NR32 1PH


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