# Administration Support (Older People's Community Care)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Derby
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 pa, pro-rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri; 09:00 - 17:00)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T11:51:34.591Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v7985230
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7985230?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and hardworking individual to join the Administration Team, which supports the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team

The Older Adult CMHT is a busy and forward-thinking team.

Support and supervision will be provided for the successful candidate.

The post is for 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract.

The successful candidate will work Monday-Friday, 09:00 - 17:00

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, a polite telephone manner, knowledge and experience of using IT programs, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word, SystmOne.

A significant part of the role will involve using Electronic Patient Records, complete typing and up-dating patient information.

There will also be a requirement to be front-of-house to cover Reception, where the successful applicant will be in direct contact with patients, professionals and visitors to the building and support other teams as and when needed.

Derbyshire Healthcare is unable to sponsor international applicants in this role.  You can find out more about how you can work in the UK by visiting  Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site.  You will need to register if you do not already have an account

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, a polite telephone manner, knowledge and experience of using IT programs, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word.

A significant part of the role will involve using Electronic Patient Records, complete typing and up-dating patient information.

There will also be a requirement to be front-of-house to cover Reception, where the successful applicant will be in direct contact with patients, professionals and visitors to the building.

Please note, if a high volume of applications is received, this advert may close early so please ensure you submit your application without delay.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good standard of spelling and grammatical accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of using Microsoft computer packages
- Previous Clerical / Administration experience
- Experience of dealing with telephone enquiries

**Desirable**

- Previous NHS experience
- Previous reception / front desk experience

### Qualification

**Essential**

- RSA Word Processing/Typing Grade II or equivalent Typing qualification / demonstrable experience.
- English Language – GCSE Grade C or equivalent

**Desirable**

- ECDL or equivalent IT qualification / demonstrable experience.

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 114.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268611)
- [ps (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268612)
- [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986)
- [personal accountability charter (pdf, 8.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1978)
- [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971)

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