Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (30 hours) Team Administrator covering Monday-Friday within the Children in Care and Adoption Team.
We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and committed team administrator. You will be a key member of the looked after children service that consists of Community Paediatricians, Nurses and other Multi-Agency Teams.
Main duties of the job
To succeed, you will need excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Develop and maintain administrative systems to support policies and processes.
Undertaking general office duties as required inline with service procedures, working on an electronic patient record system.
Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partner agencies and services.
Comfortable working under pressure, adept at prioritising workloads with the ability to work to tight deadlines. You will be well supported to further your own professional knowledge, skills, and development within this highly specialised area.
An annual appraisal and regular management one to one reviews are provided, as is the chance to attend relevant mandatory and other training pertinent to the role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
The role will include providing administrative support to the Children in Care Team. Therefore, you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with a good working knowledge of Microsoft computer packages.
You will ideally possess an Admin qualification or equivalent qualification in typewriting/word processing and skills and experience around standards of spelling and grammatical accuracy.
You will need to be able to input data and analyse and complete reports.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Excellent organisation skills Ability to prioritise workload and meet timescales
Qualifications
Essential
- RSA III Typewriting or equivalent
- Educated to GCSE standard, to include English, Grade C or above (or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience).
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This advert is for Children in Care and Adoption Team Administrator with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Derby, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 05 Aug 2026.
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