Job requirements
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Experience
Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Experience
Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal including the ability to deal professionally and tactfully with people of all levels.
- Experience
Intermediate IT skills in Microsoft Office.
- Experience
Effective organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload in a demanding environment.
- Experience
Working knowledge of a range of administrative procedures including diary management, arranging appointments and supporting meetings.
- Experience
Experience of general office routine and filing systems.
- Experience
Experience or understanding of creating electronic records, electronic filing systems.
- Experience
Experience of working as part of a team including understanding the respect of confidentiality in the workplace.
- Experience
Experience of dealing with people in distress in a calm compassionate and confident manner. Ability to exercise initiative and work without direct supervision on a day to day basis
- Qualifications
GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths
- Qualifications
Business Administration Level 3 or equivalent, proven experience in a similar role. If you are citing equivalent experience, please detail where this is and what it covered.
- Qualifications
Proven evidence of continuing personal development
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Ability to take accurate formal and informal minutes.
- Experience
Experience of dealing with confidential and complex information.
- Experience
Previous experience in a medical or healthcare secretarial role
- Experience
Experience of audio transcription
- Experience
Previous NHS experience of working in a healthcare or social care administrative setting
- Qualifications
Typing and other relevant office administration qualification such as RSA to Level 2 or above
- Qualifications
MS Office qualification to Level 2
Job summary
We are recruiting a Business Support Administrator to cover a period of maternity leave. This role supports the Baywide Mental Health Clinical team based at the Health & Wellbeing Clinic on the Torbay Hospital site. If you are looking for a dynamic and challenging role, this could be the job for you. You will be supporting a clinical team with all administrative tasks which are required to support patient care and contribute to the smooth running of our service.
We will support you to learn the skills you need to thrive in the role and will offer you the training and development support you need. In return, you will need to be motivated, flexible and eager to learn.
Working as part of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will make a difference to peoples lives from the moment you start.
Main duties of the job
You will have experience of working in a team, providing administrative support in a busy office environment. The role involves communication, so we expect that you have excellent verbal and written skills. These will be tested as you produce reports, maintain filing systems and records as well as taking accurate meeting minutes. We expect you to have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, with level two standard in Word and Excel as a minimum. Typing and processing of correspondence, assessments, diary management and database management are an integral part of this role. You will have direct contact with services users, families, carers, professional agencies and organisations.
Interacting with patients and the public both from an office and reception environment you will be confident in giving non-clinical information and advice that improves their experience. Dealing with sensitive information daily, you will understand the importance of data security.
You will often work under pressure and without direct supervision, so we are looking for someone confident and capable. You will prioritise tasks, manage your own workload and provide support for your colleagues where required. You will become an important part of the team, working to ensure that every patient receives high quality care.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Details
- Date posted: 16 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 3
- Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata (22.5 hours per week)
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 9 months
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0716
- Job locations: Devon Partnership Trust, Torbay Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of this role.
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This advert is for Business Support Administrator with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Torquay, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Team administrator role. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 30 Oct 2026.
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