East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East of England Renal Network Administrator

The closing date is 28 April 2026

Job summary

We are recruiting for an East of England Renal Network Administrator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This role is dedicated to supporting the regional Renal Clinical Network, across the East of England as they bring professionals and patients across the region together to improve kidney services for our patients.

In particular, the post holder will provide and co-ordinate administrative and secretarial services for our Clinical Lead and Network Manager as they establish the network and the programme of work to facilitate improvements for kidney patients across the East. This will include creating agendas and minutes, preparing documents, co-ordinating meeting arrangements and arranging events.

There will be opportunities for the post holder to support the team with the management of projects, gathering information and undertaking enquiries as and when necessary.

The post holder can work from home, but on occasion will be required to attend face to face meetings at Lister Hospital and events across the East of England region.

The Renal Network has responsibility for the whole East of England, therefore there may be some travel required to NHE Victoria House, Fulbourn.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support for managers with a wide range of administrative and computer skills as well as maintaining a range of knowledge and understanding of procedures, protocols and functions.

Act as a first point of contact for area of work for a range of stakeholders.

Communicating and engaging with external and internal stakeholders which may require negotiation skills and understanding the needs/requirements of other organisations, senior professionals and others.

To work in partnership with others and as part of cross organisational teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Provide and receive complex information which may contain contentious and sensitive information.

Updating and maintaining databases and/or spreadsheets relevant to work area and manage meeting arrangements including the taking and distribution of minutes.

Manage the diaries and associated arrangements of managers and directors.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-7777058-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed informationregardingthis role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to A level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable secretarial and administrative experience
  • Managing meetings and diaries
  • Preparing agendas for meetings
  • Experience in minute taking in meetings
  • Experience of developing and using databases
  • Ability to work within a team environment

Desirable

  • NHS Experience
  • Handling email enquiries

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent verbal / written and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Confidentially
  • Initiative, flexibility and adaptability
  • Awareness of limitations of experience and role

Desirable

  • Ability to work and engage with stakeholders
  • Ability to work well under pressure

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in setting up meetings, including face to face and virtual
  • Computer literate including Microsoft Outlook, Work, Excel, Email and Sharepoint

Desirable

  • Understanding of NHSE organisational structures
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to A level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Evidence of continuing development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable secretarial and administrative experience
  • Managing meetings and diaries
  • Preparing agendas for meetings
  • Experience in minute taking in meetings
  • Experience of developing and using databases
  • Ability to work within a team environment

Desirable

  • NHS Experience
  • Handling email enquiries

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Excellent verbal / written and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Confidentially
  • Initiative, flexibility and adaptability
  • Awareness of limitations of experience and role

Desirable

  • Ability to work and engage with stakeholders
  • Ability to work well under pressure

Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience in setting up meetings, including face to face and virtual
  • Computer literate including Microsoft Outlook, Work, Excel, Email and Sharepoint

Desirable

  • Understanding of NHSE organisational structures

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

EoE Renal Network Manager

Jodie Deards

jodie.deards1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

14 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

361-7777058-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Supporting documents

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