Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Administrator

The closing date is 09 October 2025

Job summary

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic person to support the Children & Young People's Mental Health Team. This post is based at Shawbrook House in Leyland

The post is full time (37.5 hours) however we would consider 2 x part time (22.5 hours) working Monday - Friday. This is a permanent post within the team

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join a community based mental health service and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This team includes psychological therapists, nurses, support time and recovery workers, social workers, occupational therapists and psychiatrists.

Main duties of the job

You must be able to provide efficient administrative support and have excellent IT, keyboard and data inputting skills. You will also require strong interpersonal skills, be able to demonstrate initiative and the ability to organise your workload effectively.The work is varied, interesting and demanding and candidates need to be organised, flexible and reliable. We are looking for people who possess the ability to meet the demands of the service, and also to be able to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients and health care professionals

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

26 September 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

351-SPS1469-JD

Job locations

Shawbrook House

Leyland

PR25 3ED

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration, or equivalent experience
RSA 3 or equivalent, ECDL or equivalent experience.
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network.
Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment.
Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration, or equivalent experience
RSA 3 or equivalent, ECDL or equivalent experience.
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development.

Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network.
Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment.
Experience of supporting and minuting meetings.

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shawbrook House

Leyland

PR25 3ED

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shawbrook House

Leyland

PR25 3ED

Employer's website

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