Job summary
- Main area
- Network Administrator
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-PEN1126-CL
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pennine Network Admin
- Town
- Blackburn
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Network 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
This post forms part of a service currently subject to a service improvement and redesign programme. Service delivery models, roles and structures will be reviewed as part of the improvement process, which may result in changes and a consultation process in line with the Trust’s Organisational Change Policy. The Trust is committed to supporting staff throughout this process and ensuring fair and transparent decision-making.
We are inviting applications from individuals with excellent organisation skills and the ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team. The successful candidate will be able to communicate with staff, servicer users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft office packages, be able to live type or willing to train and possess a good telephone manner.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be organised, professional, committed and will assist in providing a high standard, quality administrative service.
The post holder will have knowledge of administrative procedures applicable to this role. The post holder will need to be a team player with strong communication skills.
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.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Education/ 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.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Takes a pro-active approach to tasks.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels using e-mail, telephone or face to face.
- Able to demonstrate skills in organising and prioritising of diaries and schedules.
- Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive issues with tact.
- Attention to detail and able to see tasks through to completion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophie Southworth-Bridge
- Job title
- Deputy Admin Lead M H Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01254 612845
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