Go back
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Admin Team Lead - Acute Therapies

The closing date is 01 October 2025

Apply for this job

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to come and provide leadership to the acute therapies administration team as the current post holder is retiring. You would be joining a supportive therapies management team and take on the role of managing the rotas for the therapies team and wider admin team. The team provide excellent admin support to the clinicians supporting with outpatient clinics, equipment ordering and management and rotas.

Main duties of the job

To lead and manage the acute therapies admin team across both acute sites.

To lead on ensuring rotas are kept up to date and organised in advance.

To support and oversee the admin team with the ordering, delivery and management of therapy equipment including ordering and stock management.

To support the therapy management team with diary management

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7263827-FM-AG-VCG

Job locations

St Helier Hospital and Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for more information and details. Main duties to support the therapies clinical team by managing the admin team and rotas.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached job description and person specification for more information and details. Main duties to support the therapies clinical team by managing the admin team and rotas.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role
  • Experience of managing complex rotas
  • Experience of managing staff

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • Management/leadership training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • IT skills - including word, excel, powerpoint and email
  • Flexibility - ability to cope with changing demands
  • Ability to understand basic budgets and principles of financial management
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to deal with people in challenging situations
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an administrative role
  • Experience of managing complex rotas
  • Experience of managing staff

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • Management/leadership training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • IT skills - including word, excel, powerpoint and email
  • Flexibility - ability to cope with changing demands
  • Ability to understand basic budgets and principles of financial management
  • Good organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to deal with people in challenging situations

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

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital and Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital and Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Therapies

Jill Thorpe

jill.thorpe@nhs.net

07887633065

Details

Date posted

17 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,763 to £43,466 a year pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

343-7263827-FM-AG-VCG

Job locations

St Helier Hospital and Epsom Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)