Job summary
- Main area
- Perinatal Administrator
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2443-CC
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leyland House
- Town
- Leyland
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Perinatal Administrator
Band 3
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
PLEASE NOTE -This role is unfortunately not eligible for sponsorship. Please ensure you have ongoing right to work in the UK before applying for this vacancy.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a Specialist Mental Health Trust providing health services, substance misuse services, older adult mental health services and psychological therapies to residents of Blackpool, Blackburn, Lancaster, Morecambe, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Chorley, South Ribble, Preston, the West Lancashire of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and South Cumbria. The Trust also supplies low and medium secure care and forensic services.
Applications are invited for a Band 3 Administrator to provide a comprehensive secretarial administration and information service across the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, and coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
The post holder will be aligned to the SPCMHT, covering the Central and West Lancs locality, but is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administrative service providing cover to other departments across the Service as directed by their Administration Line Manager to ensure continuity of service provision.
Main duties of the job
Evidence of good general education is essential together with good communication skills and excellent organisation ability. Knowledge of working with the NHS will be an advantage and computer skills with essential.
The successful candidate with require a mature, flexible approach and the ability to work within a busy team. They will be expected to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration – or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of issues in the Mental Health Network
- Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures and practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Secretary/Administrator including diary management
- Previous experience of working in a fast moving, confidential, sensitive, pressurised deadline driven environment
- Experience of supporting and minuting meetings
Skills
Essential criteria
- Capable of working under pressure and using own initiative; able to prioritise workload
- Accurate keyboard skills for producing reports and correspondence etc. including live note taking at RSA II or equivalent.
- Able to demonstrate skills in organising and prioritising of diaries and schedules
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Todd
- Job title
- Locality Admin Coordinator for SPCMHT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquires should be directed to Michelle Todd Locality Admin Coordinator for SPCMHT via email- [email protected]
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