# Administrative Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrative-assistant/d62ebcdc-fd95-48b4-94c2-62487add582e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrative-assistant/d62ebcdc-fd95-48b4-94c2-62487add582e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust - **Location:** Little Brook Hospital, Dartford - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £25272.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 12 hours per week (Thursday and Friday 8-2. This will vary based on bank holiday weeks and may also change based on the needs of the service. Flexibility is a requirement) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T10:15:46.966Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8092793 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8092793?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a dedicated, compassionate Admin Assistant? Do you want the chance to help shape a new and genuinely innovative service for care in Kent and Medway? You will be providing direct admin support to members of the clinical team. We are an adaptive, cross-functional service. Whilst being assigned to directly support a department, you will be providing support (as a team) throughout the Directorate. Teamwork is an essential part of this role, good time-keeping and the ability to keep to deadlines and adapt your way of working are vital. As a support service, we adapt to the needs of the service; we are regularly reviewing ways of working and optimising our internal processes. We need someone who can think on their feet and adapt to day-to-day circumstances as they arise. If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, come and join our diverse and compassionate team committed to delivering excellent care and support for service users and their loved ones. ### Main duties of the job This role provides direct secretarial and administrative support to our in-patient care, PIC Liaison Service, Main Reception, Management, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lead clinicians and the wider team. The successful candidate will work closely with the teams: - Providing up-to-date information to the teams and producing simple reports - Maintaining patient records - Providing Reception support - Creation and maintenance of spreadsheets and internal forms within designated timescales - Maintaining and updating displays - Scheduling clinical meetings - Diary and meeting management - Generic team mailbox monitoring and maintenance and any other administrative duties requested. What is High Cost Area Allowance? The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting, is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas. As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month. - 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 per year and a maximum payment of £2,270 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly) (2026/27 figures) ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - MS Word and Excel - MS Teams or equivalent Video Conferencing Software - Keeping to Deadlines - Diary Management - File/ Record Keeping Digital and Physical - Office/ Reception Experience - Customer Service **Desirable** - Experience of working with people with severe mental health - Use of CRM Systems or databases - Complaints and handling difficult situations ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE (or equivalent) Minimum Grade 4 or above (A-C) Maths, English, ICT **Desirable** - Business Admin NVQ or Equivalent ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 623.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2394) - [job description and personal spec (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10509871) ## 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.