Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Patient and Liaison Service Administrator

The closing date is 04 March 2026

Job summary

Do you have outstanding customer service skills? Are you excellent at listening to people and problem solving? Are you passionate about helping people?

If this describes you, we would welcome your application for the post of Patient Advice and Liaison (PALS) Administrator.

We would like to hear from positive people who are flexible, helpful and enjoy being part of a team. You need to be able to co-ordinate a wide range of tasks within tight timescales, to work under pressure and show initiative.

Main duties of the job

The PALS Administrators work alongside our Complaints team to maintain a positive and effective service and to capture and improve the experience of our service users and their families.

This friendly team work together ensuring that the service user receives the appropriate support.

As part of the role you will be responsible for accurately recording and resolving informal concerns and enquires received by the Trust (via email, telephone or face to face) or signposting service users and their families to the correct agencies.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

Details

Date posted

20 February 2026

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-CS2860-LW

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


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

  • A-levels / BTEC, NVQ 3 of equivalent
  • Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing development.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of feedback process
  • Knowledge of managing complaints, concerns and other queries.
  • IT skills and knowledge of software packages required for data collection,

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of customer facing Experience of dealing with feedback
  • Experience of using databases.
  • Experience of managing changing work load

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to engage and influence others.
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to actively listen and demonstrate empathy
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A-levels / BTEC, NVQ 3 of equivalent
  • Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuing development.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of feedback process
  • Knowledge of managing complaints, concerns and other queries.
  • IT skills and knowledge of software packages required for data collection,

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of customer facing Experience of dealing with feedback
  • Experience of using databases.
  • Experience of managing changing work load

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to engage and influence others.
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to actively listen and demonstrate empathy

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Complaints and PALS

Lorne Thomson

lorne.thomson@lscft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

20 February 2026

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-CS2860-LW

Job locations

Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW


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