Oliver McGowan Team Administrator


Location
Salary
£33,262 - £36,027 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Profession
Team administrator
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
14 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (in first instance)
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

14 listed

Requirements 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 listed

Additional 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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