Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Administrator

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, self-motivated, forward-thinking administrator to support the senior leadership/management team within the North Kent Directorate.

This is a permanent post working 37.5 hours per week, (9 am to 5 pm Mon-Fri) with the flexibility to work from home (to be discussed with the manager at interview).

The ideal candidate will need to be able to work autonomously, have excellent organisational and keyboard skills, be a competent typist, and possess a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages. They will also pay close attention to detail, be able to work to tight deadlines, be adaptable to changing/challenging situations, and be able to manage and prioritise their work efficiently.

Excellent diary management skills are essential as well as minute taking as this will form a large part of the role.

Main duties of the job

  • Arranging and coordinating meetings and preparing, distributing, and maintaining documentation
  • High-level and sometimes highly confidential minute-taking to ensure quality records are produced
  • Effective diary management
  • Producing the North Kent Newsletter (Power Point Slides)
  • High-level communications with services across the Directorate
  • Use of Excel or Word to prepare documents as appropriate
  • Maintaining records and inputting/updating data via databases
  • Use of systems such as SBS, e-rostering, expenses
  • Responding to requests and providing information to external stakeholders and internal queries from staff or other Directorates where appropriate
  • Use of electronic communication systems in accordance with Trust policy

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Check out our recruitment videos Recruitment - YouTube

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-NK215

Job locations

Britton House, Gillingham

High Street

Gillingham

ME7 1AL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Manage time effectively to meet deadlines and maintain high standards of efficiency within the role and Senior Management Team.
  • Assist with diary management of the team, be organised, coordinated, and prioritise accordingly, arrange meetings, and resolve diary conflicts to ensure optimal efficient use onthe Senior Managements time.
  • Plan and organise a range of formal and informal meetings including liaising with employees across the organisation and external agencies.
  • Maximise the use of electronic systems to enable effective time management such as Microsoft Office and patient record systems.
  • Produce the monthly North Kent News Letter
  • Post-holders will be self-sufficient and required to manage own workload and mainly work without supervision on a daily basis but this is readily available

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Manage time effectively to meet deadlines and maintain high standards of efficiency within the role and Senior Management Team.
  • Assist with diary management of the team, be organised, coordinated, and prioritise accordingly, arrange meetings, and resolve diary conflicts to ensure optimal efficient use onthe Senior Managements time.
  • Plan and organise a range of formal and informal meetings including liaising with employees across the organisation and external agencies.
  • Maximise the use of electronic systems to enable effective time management such as Microsoft Office and patient record systems.
  • Produce the monthly North Kent News Letter
  • Post-holders will be self-sufficient and required to manage own workload and mainly work without supervision on a daily basis but this is readily available

Person Specification

Training, Qualifications & Registration

Essential

  • GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Business Admin

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in taking high level minutes
  • Experience in diary management
  • Experience in office administration

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages, Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office qualification
Person Specification

Training, Qualifications & Registration

Essential

  • GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent

Desirable

  • Educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Business Admin

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in taking high level minutes
  • Experience in diary management
  • Experience in office administration

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages, Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point

Desirable

  • Microsoft Office qualification

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

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Britton House, Gillingham

High Street

Gillingham

ME7 1AL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Britton House, Gillingham

High Street

Gillingham

ME7 1AL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Business Administrator

Sharon Barrett

sharon.barrett@nhs.net

07768546043

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-NK215

Job locations

Britton House, Gillingham

High Street

Gillingham

ME7 1AL


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