Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative & Clerical
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 3 months (Fixed Term end date 31.12.2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2623-SRP
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Care Connexions - Leyland House
- Town
- Leyland
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team 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.
Please note that this is a fixed-term post with a set end date of 31 December 2026.
We are seeking a motivated and organised Administrator to join our busy and supportive team. You will be supporting several teams within LSCFT including Care connexions. 2UCR and Home First. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering high quality support to both clinical and non clinical staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a comprehensive administration and information service 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 a specific clinical team and is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the service providing cover to other teams on various sites as directed by the Clinical Team Leader in liaison with Admin Team Leader to ensure continuity of a quality service.
The post holder will provide support and day to day supervision of Administrative Assistant and act up on behalf of the Admin Team Leader as required.
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
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Customer Care or Business Administration – or equivalent experience.
- EDCL or Equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of NHS.
- 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.
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
- Sally Sellers
- Job title
- Recruting Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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