# Administration Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administration-assistant/85e5b80d-667d-4fbd-aa60-fb63e0b6a124 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administration-assistant/85e5b80d-667d-4fbd-aa60-fb63e0b6a124.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Thurrock Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, plus HCA - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Post ends on 31st March 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:30 - 16:30 / 09:00 - 17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T13:00:39.184Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Grays_Essex/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8256750 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256750?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen to recruit an Administration Assistant for a six month fixed term contract. This position is part time working Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 08:30 - 16:30 / 09:00 - 17:00 . The role will be based at Thurrock Community Hospital in The Appointments Office. This team supports with booking appointments for outpatients clinics, registering referrals, taking calls. We are looking for someone with the ability and confidence to use their own initiative and prioritise tasks. The post holder must possess excellent communication skills and relevant administrative experience, must be flexible and have attention to detail. You will also need to be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. You will be given full training on the various systems that we use. We are looking for someone with a positive and compassionate approach to supporting patient care. The role will also include telephone calls these can sometimes be distressing. We will offer you support, supervision, training and the opportunity for personal development. ### Main duties of the job The role will involve providing support to our clinical colleagues with administrative tasks, registering referrals, taking phone calls, booking appointments, answering queries, and maintaining email boxes. You must be able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work. This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS. Successful candidates will be expected to work in the organisation providing services in a professional, efficient, friendly and polite manner. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The attached job description is a generic document for our administration assistant roles. The attached person specification is a generic document for our administration assistant roles. - To work as a member of the Directorate’s Administration Service ensuring that a high quality and efficient service is provided at all times, which may include giving support and providing cover in other areas as requested. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Education **Essential** - Good standard of general education **Desirable** - 1 Years experience ### Knowledge **Essential** - Literate in IT and Microsoft word packages **Desirable** - Knowledge of Trust systems, such as Mobius, QFlow and Accurx ### Skills/Experience **Essential** - General administration experience **Desirable** - Proven experience of working in an NHS admin role ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [person specification (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569882) - [band 3 job description (pdf, 744.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569881) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.