Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Business Administrator

The closing date is 28 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the busy administration teams that supports Exeter, East and Mid Urgent and Inpatient Care.

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We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced administrator with excellent IT, communication, organisational and management skills. We welcome applications from individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to delivering high quality administration support in an efficient and timely manner.

Main duties of the job

The post-holders role will be to work in partnership with the Team Managers, as the senior administrator in the team ensuring high quality administrative support that will enable the provision of the best possible care to service-users. The Business Administrator will lead the administrative team to ensure effective, service-user focussed, administration systems are in place and support the clinical manager with administrative and reporting tasks enabling the manager to focus on clinical work and team leadership.

You will often work under pressure and sometimes without direct supervision, so we are looking for someone who is confident to take on new challenges and able to adapt to change. You will need to the ability to prioritise tasks, and manage your own workload, providing support for your colleagues where required.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9369-25-0660

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for the job role which gives of the criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for the job role which gives of the criteria.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the full range of Admin and secretarial procedures.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, verbal and written.
  • Ability to prioritise and work to conflicting demands.
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations.
  • Plan own workload.
  • Organised and methodical.

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience in a healthcare setting.

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising staff.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Shorthand or speedwriting.
  • Secretarial qualification or substantial experience.
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the full range of Admin and secretarial procedures.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills, verbal and written.
  • Ability to prioritise and work to conflicting demands.
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations.
  • Plan own workload.
  • Organised and methodical.

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience in a healthcare setting.

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising staff.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Shorthand or speedwriting.
  • Secretarial qualification or substantial experience.

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

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business Administrator

Georgia Atkins

georgiaatkins@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9369-25-0660

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF


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