East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

EPR Administration Assistant

The closing date is 13 August 2025

Job summary

We're recruiting an Administration Assistant on a secondment/fixed term basis, to support the delivery of EmPoweR, our programme to bring a full Electronic Patient Record (EPR) to the Trust.

The successful candidate will support the Programme Team and Workstream Leads by providing high quality administrative support on a range of EPR Programme initiatives, workstreams and engagement.

This will include diary management for senior members of the team and the organisation and administration of meetings.

The post will be based at either Conquest Hospital, St Leonards or Eastbourne DGH with the requirement to travel to other sites as required and opportunities for home/flexible working.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for an Administrative Assistant with good knowledge of administrative procedures and experience of working in a fast paced environment, ideally within the NHS or a large complex organisation.

The role will have contact with a wide variety of stakeholders and so tact and diplomacy are essential, together with the ability to work with high levels of sensitivity and confidentiality.

Our ideal candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, managing their workload and regularly prioritising and planning to meet service need and demands of the role. They will also be expected to work flexibly to provide cover for other team members during times of absence.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Details

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year PA, Pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

374-LB5167

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards-on-Sea

TN37 7RD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached job description and person specification

Please get in touch if you have any questions

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see the attached job description and person specification

Please get in touch if you have any questions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general level of education to GSCE with C/4 in English and Maths
  • Typing RSA level 2
  • NVQ level 3 in Business Administration or other relevant qualification

Desirable

  • Shorthand/speedwriting qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Good knowledge of administrative procedures through training and/or experience
  • Experience of working in fast paced environment
  • Administration of meetings including taking and typing up accurate action notes

Desirable

  • NHS experience or other large complex organisation

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent time management, able to prioritise own workload
  • Good keyboard and IT skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Can work on own initiative
  • Can demonstrate tact and diplomacy
  • Can remain calm under pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general level of education to GSCE with C/4 in English and Maths
  • Typing RSA level 2
  • NVQ level 3 in Business Administration or other relevant qualification

Desirable

  • Shorthand/speedwriting qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Good knowledge of administrative procedures through training and/or experience
  • Experience of working in fast paced environment
  • Administration of meetings including taking and typing up accurate action notes

Desirable

  • NHS experience or other large complex organisation

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent time management, able to prioritise own workload
  • Good keyboard and IT skills, knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Can work on own initiative
  • Can demonstrate tact and diplomacy
  • Can remain calm under pressure

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards-on-Sea

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards-on-Sea

TN37 7RD


Employer's website

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Digital Service Manager

Suzanne Gooch

suzanne.gooch@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year PA, Pro rata

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

374-LB5167

Job locations

Conquest Hospital

The Ridge

St Leonards-on-Sea

TN37 7RD


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