Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Admin Team Lead - Older Persons Mental Health

The closing date is 29 June 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a 3-month acting up position as an Admin Team Lead to Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Team in Havant and Waterlooville based at Havant Health Centre.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual who can demonstrate a 'can do' attitude, with a passion to be working within the Older People Team and who can provide a second to none service across the team.

The successful candidate should be proactive, enthusiastic and hardworking individual to ensure the smooth delivery of our service. This is a very busy team and is ideally suited to a responsive and resilient team player who seek continuous improvement in the service.

You will have proven experience working as an administrator in an NHS setting or equivalent, excellent communication skills, excellent time management, strong organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail.

Main duties of the job

  • To ensure the provision of a fully comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Havant and Waterlooville OPMH Team and support other teams where needed/suitable.
  • To support the Team Manager in the operational management of the service with the needs of the service user being the main priority. The principle of high quality customer care is at the heart of this role.
  • To be direct line manager for a defined group of administrative staff. To provide leadership to the admin team and ensure KPI's, deadline and workloads for the admin team are met within a timely manner.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-8470

Job locations

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *GCSE in English and Maths
  • *To be competent in the use of a range of computer software
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *GCSE in English and Maths
  • *To be competent in the use of a range of computer software

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

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Arron Shelton

arron.shelton@southernhealth.nhs.uk

02392344616

Details

Date posted

13 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-8470

Job locations

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


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