# Administrative Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrative-assistant/de658ee4-d817-4a97-ab1c-78d69c37c54b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrative-assistant/de658ee4-d817-4a97-ab1c-78d69c37c54b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Leicester - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25272.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-06T16:59:14.481Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9313-26-0357 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=6953&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We have an opening for an administrative assistant within Leicestershire Partnership Trust working within a friendly and diverse Healthy Together team supporting the 0-11 Service across Leicestershire and Rutland. Working closely with a number of administrative teams, alongside Public Health Nurses, Healthy Child Programme practitioners and Clinical Team Leaders, the role is varied and enjoyable. We are seeking to recruit a full time permanent team member working 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday based at County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RF If you are a friendly, enthusiastic, and motivated individual who enjoys being part of a team, we want to hear from you. You will need to display excellent communication skills, have a flexible approach to work and be able to prioritise your own workload. Please refer to the job description and person specification for a full description of the role. Contact Details: Caroline Dunkley - caroline.dunkley@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job The role will involve: Managing and prioritising your own workload Booking appointments for patients within specific timeframes. Maintaining Electronic Patient Records Following and inputting into Standard Operating Procedures Call Handling Scanning documents onto patient records Using Microsoft Office Packages; Excel, Word, Outlook Working as part of a friendly administrative team Being adaptable and Flexible to change Having excellent attention to detail. ### About us We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview. ### Details - Date posted: 06 August 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 2 - Salary: £25,272 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 006938 - Job locations: County Hall, Penn Lloyd Building, Leicester, leicestershire, LE3 8TB, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities “If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto “Apply for this job” and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification.” ## Person Specification ### Mobility **Essential** - Own transport or suitable alternative. ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience of working in a busy office environment. - Experience of delivering work within agreed deadlines. - Experience of working collaboratively with others as part of a team. - Experience of providing excellent customer service. ### Trust Values **Essential** - Compassion - Trust - Respect - Integrity ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good general level of education including GCSE in English at Grade C or equivalent. - RSA II typing/audio qualification or equivalent keyboard skills. - NVQ2 in administration or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience in delivering an efficient administrative service. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Able to work under pressure and handle conflicting demands efficiently in a professional manner. - Self-motivated and proactive. - Flexible and adaptable to meet the changing needs of the service. - Ability to deal with complaints or difficult / emotive situations as they arise, taking appropriate action and knowing when to escalate. ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Consistently working to high levels of accuracy. - Good working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office. - Ability to communicate articulately and effectively with a wide range of professional colleagues and service users. - Demonstrate knowledge of inputting, storage and retrieval of data accurately. - Excellent keyboard skills. - Demonstrate problem-solving skills using own judgement and initiative. - Ability to organise, plan and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines. - Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills at all times. - Ability to take messages and relay them accurately and in a timely manner. ### Standard Requirements **Essential** - Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles - Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection - Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides) ## Documents - [Information for applicant (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=21171&JobId=6953) - [Administrative Assistant JD AND PS (PDF, KB)](https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=21172&JobId=6953) ## 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.