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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
An understanding of the Trusts Equal Opportunities policy, as well as HR policies and procedures
- Knowledge
An understanding of relevant legislation, e.g Health & Safety, Data Protection, Confidentiality
- Experience
Experience of working in an administrative role
- Experience
Experience of minuting meetings
- Experience
Evidence of self-development or training in administration and/or office practices, including update training on software applications.
- Experience
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
- Skills/Abilities
MS Office Software, to include Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Skills/Abilities
Communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to prioritise workload, able to work on own initiative and be proactive in problem solving
- Skills/Abilities
Able to work in a challenging environment
- Skills/Abilities
Be able to respond flexibly to competing demands of the service
- Qualifications/Registration
Evidence of good general education
- Qualifications/Registration
Formal computing and/or business administration qualifiation or equivalent experience
- Qualifications/Registration
Interest in continuing professional development
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in the NHS
Job overview
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Administrator who is passionate about supporting our Oliver McGowan Training Team.
The successful candidate will work closely with the team, ensuring that efficient and effective administration support is given to the teams, including the collection and reporting of accurate training attendance.
This role require someone who is multi-skilled, with intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office suite skill set (in particular Excel). Previous NHS experience in a mental health or social care environment would be highly regarded but not essential.
Main duties of the job
To be considered for this role you will be dynamic, positive, possess strong organisational and planning skills, and have the ability to effectively support the team as required.
We are looking for a reliable self-starter, who can take the initiative and be assertive in anticipating the needs of the teams. You should be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team. You should have good verbal and written communication skills. Flexibility and confidence in the use of Excel along with attention to details is essential.
Some of the core tasks in these roles will be:
- Experienced in managing bookings or follow up from training sessions
- Experienced in maintaining and updating Excel spreadsheets accurately, ensuring administrative data is kept up to date and well organised.
- To maintain and submit key performance data within strict timelines
- To minute Business/Team Meetings
- Procurement
- General administrative functions
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a diverse team with professionals from diverse health and social care organisations, supporting the creation and delivery of this project across NCL, reaching circa 80,000 colleagues.
- This role will play a pivotal part in shaping and delivering the roll out of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training programme effectively.
- You will raise awareness of the statutory requirements of the programme, supporting the clear communication and efficient delivery, control, planning and reporting of this initiative.
- Provide a comprehensive and co-ordinated support service to the NCL ICB Learning Disability and Autism Programme. The post holder will be required to ensure that the portfolio of tasks and projects is planned, managed and delivered effectively.
- Support and inform the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the tasks and projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management.
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 Oliver McGowan Team Administrator with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Team administrator role. The advertised salary is £33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (in first instance). The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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