# Children in Care and Adoption Team Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/children-in-care-and-adoption-team-administrator/4600c9c6-fff2-484b-ab37-962c01f63dad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/children-in-care-and-adoption-team-administrator/4600c9c6-fff2-484b-ab37-962c01f63dad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T10:12:34.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Admin/Admin-v8049291 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8049291?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. - | ESSENTIAL | DESIRABLE - Qualifications | ·        RSA III Typing or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience ·        GCSEs Grade C or above in English ·        Skilled in MS Office applications – Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint | ·        Previous experience in a healthcare setting. ·        Knowledge of TPP SystmOne - Experience | Ability to organise and prioritise own work Good Interpersonal Skills Experience in the use of databases Previous experience within an office/administration environment Experience of maintaining robust filing systems (paper and electronic) Flexible approach to working practices Understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection. | ·        NHS experience ·        Understanding of the local authority. - SKILLS | ·        Maintenance of filing systems ·        Excellent verbal and written communication skills ·        Excellent interpersonal skills by being a team player, but must be able to work on own initiative ·        Organisational Skills | ·        Geographical Knowledge of Derby & Derbyshire ·        Audio typing skills - Values | ·       Caring We provide safe care and support people to achieve their goals   ·       Inclusive We respect everyone in all we do   ·       Ambitious We offer high quality services, and we commit to ongoing improvement   ·       Belonging We come together to create a culture that is welcoming, open and trusting   ·       Collaborative We work together to achieve the best outcomes for our people and communities | - OTHER ATTRIBUTES | ·        Motivated ·        Flexible ·        Professional approach ·        Aptitude for discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential information ·        Requirement to maintain confidentiality ·        Emotional resilience and stress management techniques when dealing with distressing information ·        Non-judgemental positive attitude towards service receivers and carers ·        Positive and upbeat attitude and disposition | ·        Ability to travel to other premises to attend and/or support trust meetings. ## 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). ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338442) - [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986) - [personal accountability charter (pdf, 8.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1978) - [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971) ## 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.