The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Business Support Administrator

The closing date is 05 August 2025

Job summary

To provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative and support service to the estate's governance and capital team.Supporting the governance team with implementing, maintaining and continuously improve all administrative processes in line with the premises assurance model, training, Trust financial instructions, compliance and governance.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Governance and Compliance to play a central role in maintaining capital programme management and the support systems and processes for the estates and capital senior management team . Providing relevant administrative and clerical support to the Associate Director of Estates and Facilities as and when required

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7234453-E&F

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Advanced ECDL or equivalent experience
  • Educated to NVQ level 3, City & Guilds certification, BTEC in a relevant subject areas or equivalent level of knowledge

Experience

Essential

  • Previous administrative experience
  • Experience with working to deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience with working in a project environment

Skills

Essential

  • Intermediate Microsoft office skills
  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Awareness of NHS policies

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and policies
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Advanced ECDL or equivalent experience
  • Educated to NVQ level 3, City & Guilds certification, BTEC in a relevant subject areas or equivalent level of knowledge

Experience

Essential

  • Previous administrative experience
  • Experience with working to deadlines

Desirable

  • Experience with working in a project environment

Skills

Essential

  • Intermediate Microsoft office skills
  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Awareness of NHS policies

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS administrative procedures and policies

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Estates and Facilities

Hardev Sagoo

hardev.sagoo@nhs.net

01279444455

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7234453-E&F

Job locations

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Supporting documents

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