Business Assistant

Job summary

Are you looking for a change? Do you want to make a difference? Do you enjoy being part of a team?

If the answer to the above is YES, then one of Leicestershires biggest employers wants to hear from you!

We want you to join our innovative and caring InPatient team within Adult Eating Disorders.

You will be an integral part of the team, providing administrative support to the ward team, the wider admin team, external agencies, patients and families.

This demanding role will require the post holder to use their full range of administrative skills to ensure an efficient service is provided.

You will work alongside clinical and nursing staff to support the provision of high-quality care to patients and their families, to ensure a smooth transition through the service.

You will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills to be able to prioritise your work effectively, working both on your own using your initiative to solve problems and as part of the wider Adult Eating Disorders Team.

A good general knowledge of IT systems is essential including skill in using Microsoft Packages.

Main duties of the job

The role comprises a wide range of specific duties:

Monitoring the email inbox for incoming referrals and ensure that these are actioned in a timely manner.

Managing paperwork in relation to admission and discharge of patients.

Ensuring that electronic patient record is up-to-date and that patient and carer contact details are verified.

Booking and outcoming CPA appointments. Scanning patient documentation onto SystmOne.

Ensuring that stock for the ward is ordered in a timely manner and there are adequate supplies of required equipment.

Adhoc ordering of supplies and equipment.

Minuting of Ward Operational Meeting.

Reporting Estates and IT issues and monitoring their progress to completion.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

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: 30 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 007391
• Job locations: Bennion Centre, Groby Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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