Senior Administration Assistant


Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pro rata
Profession
Administrative assistant
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
14 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
30 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills and Competencies

    Ability to demonstrate interpersonal communication skills

  • Skills and Competencies

    Good Telephone Manner

  • Skills and Competencies

    Confidential and Trustworthy

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Demonstrable experience of practice and procedures relevant to the area of work

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Knowledge and experience of IT systems, including Microsoft Office 365 applications.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Experience of working with the client group

  • Qualifications, Education and Training

    GCSEs in English and Maths at grade C, or equivalent) RSA II or equivalent

  • Qualifications, Education and Training

    ‘A’ Level/BTEC Diploma/NVQ3 Business Administration/Customer Service or equivalent experiential learning

  • Qualifications, Education and Training

    Higher level of education (e.g. NVQ level 3) or ‘A’ levels at minimum grade C, or equivalent)

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills and Competencies

    Working knowledge of wider health or social care systems, processes, policies and procedures

  • Skills and Competencies

    Interest or experience in working in relevant area

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Experience of using Trust IT Systems – e.g. SystmOne, ESR, Oracle

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Experience of use of Microsoft Teams

  • Qualifications, Education and Training

    Advanced EDCL

Job overview

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Senior Administration Assistant within Neurodiversity Services.

The role is embedded within the Adult Autism Diagnostic Service; however, the successful applicant may be required to offer cross-service support to our colleagues in Children's Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities and Long-Term Health Conditions, including some reception duties. The role will include working alongside our independent and charitable partner providers and supporting service delivery.

We are looking to recruit a friendly, enthusiastic and motivated person to join our administration team who has excellent communication skills.

The clinical team operates between 8:00am and 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. The administration team is expected to support the clinical teams during these hours.

Main duties of the job

You will provide administrative support to the service, supporting junior staff and contribute to the planning and development of the service as a member of the team.

The role will include:

  • Working with the other Senior Administrator in the day to day running of the service, prioritising work and delegation
  • Good communication skills
  • Being the first telephone contact for emergency and urgent referrals
  • Updating Trust/clinical systems and supporting waiting list management
  • Work part of admin team and independently
  • Work closely with the clinical team
  • Providing leadership and supervision to Band 2 Admin Assistants
  • Preparing and editing letters, reports and emails
  • Covering reception if required
  • Managing the room booking system
  • Ordering and maintaining clinical/non-clinical stock
  • The role is highly challenging and there is an emphasis on in-house training

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

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 Senior Administration Assistant with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Administrative assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Oct 2026.

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