
Job overview
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Administrator to join our professional Health Visiting Team.
We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Main duties of the job
Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.
We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.
We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.
The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community difference here.
Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable
- Understanding of health and social care sector, including working knowledge of NHS structures, policies and processes
Experience
Essential
- Administrative experience
- Experience of team working and versatility to take on a variety of tasks
Desirable
- NHS administrative experience
- Experience of working with members of the public
- Supervision of staff
- Experience of handling confidential information
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 3 qualification (e.g. 2 A/AS levels, NVQ level 3, BTEC diplomas, certificates and awards, international Baccalaureate diploma) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administrator, Customer Service Specialist or Team Leader or Supervisor
Ability to manage
Essential
- Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times
- Ability to plan and organise own workload without direct supervision
Desirable
- Ability to cope with pressure during busy periods and act in a professional manner at all times
Skills & abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills both on telephone and in person with patients, members of the public and colleagues
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority
- Excellent written communication skills
Desirable
- Ability to record accurate minutes of meetings and present to a high standard
- Ability to concentrate and focus on diverse tasks whilst dealing with frequent interruptions
Personal attributes
Essential
- Ability to apply a logical approach to identify key or underlying issues in difficult situations and use initiative to solve problems
- Ability to prioritise and maintain a high level of performance and meeting of deadlines even when faced with conflicting priorities
- Ability to be innovative and objective as well as logical in resolving problems
- Ability to be patient and tolerant especially when discussing complex information
Desirable
- Possess a willingness to learn
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This advert is for Administrator with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in Home. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Sep 2026.
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