Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Administrator

The closing date is 08 February 2026

Job summary

Greenwich Time to Talk is looking to recruit a Senior Administrator to coordinate and oversee the daily activities of the administrative team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Administration Manager and Business Manager to ensure administrative processes are efficient and streamlined and the team are providing a seamless, high quality service.

Main duties of the job

As well as processing referrals, booking appointments and keeping accurate records, the Senior Administrator will also be responsible for managing the admin team's workflow, creating weekly staff rotas to ensure a fair and efficient division of labour. They will also be instrumental in troubleshooting daily admin challenges, such as rescheduling appointments and finding appropriate slots for clients with specific requirements.

As a strong team player, the Senior Administrator will be a key go-to person within the team, providing guidance and support to other colleagues. Drawing on their previous experience, they will be able to review and improve existing administrative processes and suggest initiatives to drive efficiencies and enhance service delivery.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7749233-CMH

Job locations

Bungalow 3, Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further detailed information relating to the role and responsibilities can be found in the attached supporting documentation

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths grades A-C / 4 - 9

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 3 years previous administrative experience, preferably NHS
  • Experience of using patient record databases
  • Experience of using Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Desirable

  • Experience supervising staff

Skills, knowledge and abilities

Essential

  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Team leadership and interpersonal skills
Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE English and Maths grades A-C / 4 - 9

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 3 years previous administrative experience, preferably NHS
  • Experience of using patient record databases
  • Experience of using Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

Desirable

  • Experience supervising staff

Skills, knowledge and abilities

Essential

  • Written and verbal communication skills
  • Organisational and prioritisation skills
  • Team leadership and interpersonal 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.

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

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bungalow 3, Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bungalow 3, Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Employer's website

http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Manager

Laura Hutchinson

laura.hutchinson17@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year pa inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-7749233-CMH

Job locations

Bungalow 3, Wensley Close

Eltham

SE9 5AB


Supporting documents

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