Area Operations Senior Administrator

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Area Operations team as a Senior Administrator, providing high‑quality, proactive support at the heart of a fast‑paced and dynamic environment. You will play a key role in organising and coordinating a wide range of operational and clinical meetings and activities, ensuring our leaders have the information and support they need to make effective decisions.

We are looking for a motivated individual to provide high‑level administrative and coordination support to our Duty Officer and Advanced Paramedic Practitioner teams.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a busy environment, enjoys working collaboratively, and is committed to delivering a professional and efficient administrative service that supports frontline healthcare delivery across the Cumbria and Lancashire region.

Main duties of the job

In this key role, you will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Area Duty Officer and Advanced Paramedic Practitioner teams. You will coordinate a wide range of area‑level meetings and events, preparing agendas, collating papers, taking accurate minutes and maintaining action logs to ensure progress against priorities.

A significant part of the role involves supporting workforce processes, including payroll completion and validation, sickness monitoring, and annual leave administration. You will act as a central point of contact for the area team, managing correspondence professionally and ensuring clear, timely communication across operational and clinical functions.

You will work closely with the wider administrative team to ensure consistent service delivery, offering flexible support where required and contributing to a collaborative, high‑performing environment. The role offers real variety, responsibility and the chance to develop your skills within a supportive team. It offers a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the smooth running of our services. Please refer to the job description and person specification for a full overview of the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 11th March 2026