# Administrator Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrator-assistant/e90e4a13-8167-4303-9ef7-62b71ea903ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administrator-assistant/e90e4a13-8167-4303-9ef7-62b71ea903ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bethlem Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrator - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T08:20:35.242Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/na/South_London_Maudsley_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health/Community_Mental_Health-v8072249 - **Employer website:** https://www.slam.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is recruiting a Administrator Assistant to support in the effective running of the service and helping deliver high‑quality care for children, young people and their families within the ADHD Team. This full‑time post operates Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with some flexibility required to meet service needs, and is based at a Lambeth CAMHS office in Kennington ### Main duties of the job The candidate should have good interpersonal written and oral communication skills, exemplary timekeeping and flexible approach to work is required for this post. The person must also have good computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel), with the ability to meet deadlines and experience of working in a busy office environment. A good understanding of performance and activity targets as well as in-depth knowledge of ePJS would be desirable. We are looking to appoint an administrator with excellent organisation and communication skills and a keen eye for detail. The successful candidate will be assertive, work well within a team and be passionate about providing a high-quality service. We are looking for a candidate who is efficient, great with systems and inspired by the idea of making a difference. This is a challenging role working within an extremely busy office and it is therefore important that you are enthusiastic, motivated and able to work under pressure. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide a professional and confidential administration service, to include copy typing; preparing correspondence; proof reading documents; photocopying; filing; scanning; dealing with post. - To assist people in a helpful, diplomatic and tactful manner; screening and re routing calls, as appropriate. Taking clear, concise messages and dealing with general enquiries, where appropriate. - To ensure daily tasks and on going workloads are prioritised and completed within agreed timescales. Manage multiple tasks within the working day whilst maintaining quality standards. - Ability to work in an unpredictable pattern, dealing with frequent interruptions. - Organise the booking of interpreters and translation of correspondence, where appropriate. - To arrange appointments and meetings as required. - Attend meetings and produce minutes. - Make travel arrangements for the team when required. ### 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** - Experience in dealing with the public face-to-face and via telephone - Experience of administrative / secretarial procedures **Desirable** - Experience of working in the NHS, ideally within a child friendly mental health environment; hospital or community clinic ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 2 in Administration or equivalent administrative or secretarial experience - GCSE A- C English and Maths **Desirable** - ECDL or equilvant ### Knowledge/Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills both verbal and written - Excellent interpersonal skills - Confident telephone manner - Excellent copy typing (40wpm or above) - Accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation - Accurate data entry skills - Ability to plan, prioritise and multi-task - Effective time management skills - Ability to work with limited supervision - Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word - Punctual, reliable and flexible - Awareness of Data Protection and Confidentiality - Understanding of Racial Awareness and Diversity **Desirable** - NHS in-house systems and databases - Health and Safety awareness ## Documents - [slam staff benefits (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2341) - [administration assistant (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10363585) - [happy to talk flexible working (pdf, 680.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1723) ## 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.