Location
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Profession
Team administrator
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Contract Type
12 months (12 months fixed term)
Posted Date
16 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

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

Essential

11 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Effective time management skills

  • Skills

    The ability to prioritise and plan conflicting and complex work demands

  • Skills

    An excellent telephone Manner and excellent communication skills

  • Skills

    Ability to be numerate and provide statistical data accurately.

  • Skills

    A caring and sensitive attitude when communicating with staff and patients

  • Knowledge

    Clear understanding of The Data Protection Act.

  • Knowledge

    Training and developing according to the needs of service and self.

  • Knowledge

    Adherence to policies etc set out by the trust and service.

  • Qualifications

    Ability to use Microsoft packages to a high standard.

  • Qualifications

    Knowledge of word application essential

  • Qualifications

    GCSE in Maths and English

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Minute taking

  • Skills

    Problem solving

  • Knowledge

    Use of EPR systems.

  • Knowledge

    Adaptable to new systems/ processes.

  • Qualifications

    Ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team and differing levels of personnel.

  • Qualifications

    Needs to be able to decide importance of tasks and how to tackle them.

  • Qualifications

    Must be able to work with colleagues, sharing workload, particularly in times of colleague absence.

  • Qualifications

    Working within a confidential environment

Job overview

To support the Bolton Directorate in providing a comprehensive administrative service to the relevant administration teams.

The post holder will work within the team where extra admin support is needed, and will report to the relevant Administration Manager.

These duties may include (dependant on where the cover is required):

You will undertake general administrative office duties including the typing of medical and other correspondence, actioning any requirements identified within the typing. They will answer and manage calls from service uses and their carers / relatives and other health and social care professionals. Typing clinic letters and reports, prepare agenda’s, minuting meetings and CPA documentation within the CMHT’s. This will also include Reception cover.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertake audio/clerical duties for the wider team, including minute taking as required, clinical letters, reports, discharge correspondence and clinical activity data inputting.
  • To be the first point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of your team, using judgement to establish validity and priority of the contact.
  • As required by your team, record activity onto appropriate systems meeting all required deadlines.
  • Ensure all discharge notification and summaries are generated and sent to the GP within agreed timeframes.
  • Ability to prioritise workload.
  • To use initiative and take responsibility for own area of work, as well as working effectively as part of a team, ensuring any areas of concern are raised in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • Maintain the highest standard of confidentiality with regards to information concerning service users/staff at all times.
  • Maintain and update service user records and filing systems, involving the use of the Trust's electronic patient record (EPR) systems.
  • Provide cover across Bolton sites for colleagues during times of sickness and annual leave, ensuring service provision is maintained.
  • To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Excellent pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme
  • Wellbeing programme
  • Blue Light Card Discounts

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Team Administrator with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Team administrator role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (12 months fixed term). The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.

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