Location
Darlington, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum
Profession
Team administrator
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
22 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
08 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

19 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Good interpersonal and communications skills (articulate, meaningful, legible and appropriate to the audience).

  • Skills

    Accurately transcribe data from a variety of sources, including digital dictation software.

  • Skills

    Numerate to be able to undertake basic calculations/information.

  • Skills

    Follow and work within defined procedures

  • Skills

    Good organisational skills and able to prioritise workload and work on own initiative within procedures

  • Skills

    High level of attention to detail and quality of work.

  • Skills

    Ability to work as part of a team, sharing knowledge and training.

  • Skills

    Ability to use and maintain office systems

  • Skills

    Demonstrate accurate keyboard skills through the ability to word process documents and complete information accurately.

  • Knowledge

    Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of data protection and the need for confidentiality and how to maintain this

  • Experience

    Experience of working in an administrative environment (diary management, filing systems, meeting coordination, minute talking, data input, collating and presenting information)

  • Experience

    Customer Service experience (face to face, answering calls, correspondence)

  • Experience

    Experience of organising completing demands and workloads.

  • Experience

    Experience of setting up and maintenance of administrative systems and processes.

  • Experience

    Experience of working autonomously and proactively

  • Prison Vetting

    Resident of the UK for at least 3 years

  • Qualifications

    Level 3 Qualification in relevant field or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards Level 3 in Business Administration.

  • Qualifications

    Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are an essential requirement to be fully competent in the role. Where an applicant does not have the above qualifications or are unable to provide evidence of the certification, the applicant MUST achieve the required standards during their probationary period

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    6 – 12 months - Probation Procedure/ Supervision or Appraisal

  • Experience

    Experience of supporting/supervising staff

  • Experience

    Experience of handling monies and working within financial guidelines.

  • Qualifications

    Level 3 in Business Administration.

  • Qualifications

    RSA Level 2 or equivalent Secretarial/administrative experience in a clinical environment

Job overview

We have an exciting part time (18.75 hours) opportunity for a Clinical Team Administrator to join the Integrated Mental Health Team based in HMP Low Newton which is a a high-security closed-category women's prison.

In this role, you will be a part of our multi-disciplinary team who work closely together in order to give the best holistic care to our service users. In this role, you will be based in the prison working closely amongst the team.

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and are looking to be part of a team striving to make a difference, we will welcome your application for this role.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a skilled individual who has experience working in an administrative role to support the unit to achieve and maintain high standards of clinical excellence.

The post involves providing administrative duties to support the multi-disciplinary team in the prison. The successful candidate will need to have excellent IT and organisational skills and a good knowledge and understanding of information systems. Secretarial/administrative experience is essential along with comprehensive knowledge and experience within Microsoft office applications. SystmOne experience would be an advantage although training will be provided.

The team works in a busy and fast paced environment so the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines with a flexible and motivated attitude to work is essential.

The role mainly includes day to day admin tasks such as organising meetings, answering the phone, attending team huddles, monitoring a shared inbox, managing referral ledgers and minuting clinical meetings. Dictation may also be required to support clinical staff.

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written coupled with proven secretarial skills and previous experience is essential.

Hybrid working is not supported in this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role is subject to Prison Vetting and the successful candidate must pass this before commencing employment. This includes a thorough review of personal information, including a criminal record check (both spent and unspent), a review of financial standing, and social media checks. Please note that vetting checks may also extend to family members and associates. You must also have resided in the UK for 3 years at the point of application. This will be considered as part of the shortlisting criteria and your application may be rejected if you do not meet this criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Contact / a discussion about the post is welcomed, so please contact Sophie Kirk for further information.

This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Clinical Team Administrator with Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in Darlington, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Team administrator role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Oct 2026.

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