Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Administrator

The closing date is 13 November 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Mental Health Care Division Admin and Clerical team as a Band 3 Administrator.

This post will work 37.5 hours per week, supporting the Mental Health Care Admin Hub based at Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre.

The successful post holder will, in the first instance, support Psychology Step 4 Service, but will receive dedicated training in order to support the wider Admin Team within Knowsley.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

Typing/WP ordemonstrableexperience is essential.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate activities with other administration staff in the team. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner.

There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC7550640-A

Job locations

Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre

Whiston Hospital Site

Prescot

L35 5DR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Arranging meetings and taking minutes
  • Extensive knowledge of office procedures
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office eg Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel

Desirable

  • Audio Typing experience
  • Experience of working within the NHS or related healthcare experience
  • Experience of dealing with members of the public
  • Awareness of Recovery Model
  • Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines

Qualifications

Essential

  • Typing/WP RSAIII or equivalent or demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • ECDL
  • NVQ3 Business Administration
  • GCSE Grade A-C English or equivalent

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

SKILLS

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Ability to work as member of a team
  • Ability to develop, operate and maintain filing systems both manual and electronic
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
  • Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
  • Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and work to defined timescales
  • Ability to work on own initiative
Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Arranging meetings and taking minutes
  • Extensive knowledge of office procedures
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office eg Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel

Desirable

  • Audio Typing experience
  • Experience of working within the NHS or related healthcare experience
  • Experience of dealing with members of the public
  • Awareness of Recovery Model
  • Awareness of children/vulnerable adults guidelines

Qualifications

Essential

  • Typing/WP RSAIII or equivalent or demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • ECDL
  • NVQ3 Business Administration
  • GCSE Grade A-C English or equivalent

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standards
  • Responsive to service users
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Strong customer service belief
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet
  • Change oriented

SKILLS

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Good interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Ability to work as member of a team
  • Ability to develop, operate and maintain filing systems both manual and electronic
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
  • Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy
  • Able to present factual information and refer questions to others where appropriate
  • Ability to prioritise own workload and work to defined timescales
  • Ability to work on own initiative

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre

Whiston Hospital Site

Prescot

L35 5DR


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre

Whiston Hospital Site

Prescot

L35 5DR


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administration Manager

Jennie Beckwith

Jennie.Beckwith@merseycare.nhs.uk

01513518600

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-MHC7550640-A

Job locations

Knowsley Resource and Recovery Centre

Whiston Hospital Site

Prescot

L35 5DR


Supporting documents

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