# Business Support Manager - 6 month Secondment > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/business-support-manager-6-month-secondment/632f6833-0628-4236-9c00-8da21197c8e3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/business-support-manager-6-month-secondment/632f6833-0628-4236-9c00-8da21197c8e3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term/Secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T13:12:49.258Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Herne_Bay/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Business_Support_Administrator/Business_Support_Administrator-v8029341 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8029341?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Support Manager to join the leadership team within the Long Term and Specialist Services portfolio. This diverse portfolio covers Community Nursing and Specialist Services, offering a busy and varied environment. You will play a key role in overseeing administration services and leading the Health and Social Care Coordinator teams across Ashford and Canterbury, ensuring effective workforce coordination, service delivery, and performance management. The role involves working closely with the Head of Service, Assistant Director and wider senior leadership team to support service development and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys managing competing priorities, and is motivated to improve services and outcomes. Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship.  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 We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will be confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and able to manage, influence and develop teams effectively. You will have experience in managing workload independently while supporting organisational priorities, alongside a proven ability to lead service improvements and drive change. Previous project management experience is desirable, and knowledge of QSIR tools and methodologies would be advantageous. Strong analytical capability is essential, including experience in extracting, manipulating and interpreting data. Advanced IT skills are required, with working knowledge of systems such as SQL, Rio, Datix and HealthRoster. You will bring creativity to problem-solving and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for innovation, collaboration and efficiency. This role suits someone who is professional, adaptable and committed to delivering high-quality support within a complex healthcare environment. ### 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 \[email protected\], 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. ## Job Details 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. We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Support Manager to join the leadership team within the Long Term and Specialist Services portfolio. This diverse portfolio covers Community Nursing and Specialist Services, offering a busy and varied environment. You will play a key role in overseeing administration services and leading the Health and Social Care Coordinator teams across Ashford and Canterbury, ensuring effective workforce coordination, service delivery, and performance management. The role involves working closely with the Head of Service, Assistant Director and wider senior leadership team to support service development and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys managing competing priorities, and is motivated to improve services and outcomes. Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship. Therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. ## Job Description We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will be confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and able to manage, influence and develop teams effectively. You will have experience in managing workload independently while supporting organisational priorities, alongside a proven ability to lead service improvements and drive change. Previous project management experience is desirable, and knowledge of QSIR tools and methodologies would be advantageous. Strong analytical capability is essential, including experience in extracting, manipulating and interpreting data. Advanced IT skills are required, with working knowledge of systems such as SQL, Rio, Datix and HealthRoster. You will bring creativity to problem-solving and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for innovation, collaboration and efficiency. This role suits someone who is professional, adaptable and committed to delivering high-quality support within a complex healthcare environment. ## 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 \[email protected\], 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 and skills **Essential** - You will need to have a customer focussed approach which is essential to; Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience - You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases - You will have excellent attention to details, accuracy and organisational skills. You will know when you are within your own limits and when to escalate **Desirable** - Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage ### Qualifications, training and experience **Essential** - Level 6 qualification (e.g. Bachelor degree BA/BSc, NVQ level 6, ordinary degree without honours) Or you will be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of experience - You’ll need to have recent experience of team working and versatility to take on a variety of tasks - A full, valid UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 888.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10316637) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2665) - [kchft values into action (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=479) - [staff journey illustration (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2277) - [a guide to completing your application (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2025) ## 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. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.