Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Administration Assistant

The closing date is 08 February 2026

Job summary

Part-time administration assistants required for various roles supporting our Public Health Nursing team which includes Health Visitors, School Health Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and Health Care Assistants as part of the wider 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service.

The following hours and working patterns are available:

Post 1 30 hours, Monday to Friday 9am-3pm based at Prospect View Medical Centre, Malvern

Post 2 25 hours, Monday to Friday 9.15am-2.45pm based at Henwick Halt Medical Centre

Post 3 25 hours, Monday to Friday 9.15am-2.45pm based at Catshill Clinic

These are permanent posts. We are looking to expand our existing team who are the front door of our service. The post holders will manage a generic email account and process statutory and health notifications, enter and amend information on our patient record system and deal with enquiries from staff and other agencies.

We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care for children 0-19 and their families across Worcestershire. We can provide you with resources to develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development and a wide range of wellbeing support.

Please note the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, to apply you must have current right to work in the UK status. If you are employed on an acceptable time limited visa, there is no guarantee of sponsorship at point of expiry.

Main duties of the job

Day to day work will include managing a generic mailbox, data inputting, collating information, updating electronic patient records, and other tasks as set out in the job description. The Open Door team deals with all incoming referrals and information for all aspects of the service.

Applicants will be expected to have good interpersonal and IT skills and be willing to learn and develop within the team. The role is busy and varied and requires the post holder to have a flexible approach and a calm, professional manner. The ability to work accurately whilst multi-tasking is essential. A can-do attitude and excellent customer service skills are a must.

The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, excellent organisational skills, and a keen eye for detail. You will be used to working to processes to complete tasks by deadlines and always have the best interests of the patient at the centre of everything you do.

If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager (details can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert).

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

  • 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
  • Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
  • Wide range of supportive staff networks
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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Details

Date posted

23 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata (£12.51 per hour)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9798-1981

Job locations

Prospect View Medical Centre

Pickersleigh Road

Malvern

WR14 2GP


Henwick Halt Medical Centre

1 Ingles Drive

Worcester

WR2 5HL


Catshill Clinic

17 The Dock

Catshill

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 0NJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  • Role modelling good behaviour.
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy
  • Standard IT skills these will be tested at interview
  • Good organisational skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • I understand the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant experience in an Administrative/Secretarial/ Reception Role

Desirable

  • Previous, relevant NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to academic Level 2
  • (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2, OCR/RSA2, City and Guilds 2) in a Business Administration-related subject or Considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 2 qualification on appointment to post
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of office procedures
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality
Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to challenge poor behaviour
  • Role modelling good behaviour.
  • A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
  • Ability to praise and be supportive to others
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy
  • Standard IT skills these will be tested at interview
  • Good organisational skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • I understand the Trust will not provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

Experience

Essential

  • Recent, relevant experience in an Administrative/Secretarial/ Reception Role

Desirable

  • Previous, relevant NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to academic Level 2
  • (e.g. GCSE Grade A-C, NVQ2, OCR/RSA2, City and Guilds 2) in a Business Administration-related subject or Considerable recent NHS administrative experience and will be expected to undertake the relevant level 2 qualification on appointment to post
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of office procedures
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
  • Understanding of the Data Protection Act and NHS Code of Confidentiality

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

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Prospect View Medical Centre

Pickersleigh Road

Malvern

WR14 2GP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Prospect View Medical Centre

Pickersleigh Road

Malvern

WR14 2GP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Manager

Suzie McKeown

suzie.mckeown@nhs.net

07423459370

Details

Date posted

23 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata (£12.51 per hour)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9798-1981

Job locations

Prospect View Medical Centre

Pickersleigh Road

Malvern

WR14 2GP


Henwick Halt Medical Centre

1 Ingles Drive

Worcester

WR2 5HL


Catshill Clinic

17 The Dock

Catshill

Bromsgrove

Worcestershire

B61 0NJ


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