Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Team Administrator

The closing date is 23 January 2026

Job summary

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

About us

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.

Date posted

09 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

270-TG629-ACS

Job locations

Danetre Inpatients Unit, Danetre Hospital

London road

Daventry

NN11 4DY

Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience of supporting or leading a project

Essential

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

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

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

Desirable

Experience of supporting or leading a project

Essential

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

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.