# Ward Administration Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-administration-assistant/47669952-77b6-4ee2-8d93-aac73daa5308
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-administration-assistant/47669952-77b6-4ee2-8d93-aac73daa5308.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Rochford Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Contract to end on 31/03/2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-20T00:01:29.389Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Rochford/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration_Assistant/Administration_Assistant-v8273863
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273863?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

You will be responsible for assisting the professional team in providing care for patients in an inpatient environment. Working from time to time without direct supervision but under the supervision of qualified team member, you will implement and assist with the evaluation of individual plans of care for patients and in their management and care under the guidance of the ward manager. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7 day a week, 24 hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts as appropriate and as rostered. In delivering your duties you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and as required in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.

### Main duties of the job

- Maintain effective relationships with patients, their relatives and other carers

- Maintain effective relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, Trust and other statutory and voluntary organisations.

- Implement prescribed nursing care to patients, taking into account physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual needs

- Fulfil the role of Associate/Co Worker under the supervision of a qualified nurse/clinician.

- Report and record the results of implemented plans of care in the appropriate and agreed format.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed list of responsibilities relating to this role.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- Effective communication skills, verbally, listening and written including IT literacy.
- Educated to GCE/GCSE (Maths and English) or equivalent.

**Desirable**

- Can demonstrate a professional manner enabling good team working.
- Basic understanding of legislation relating to care.

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990)
- [job description (pdf, 736.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589482)
- [personal specification (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589483)
- [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853)
- [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355)
- [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659)
- [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849)
- [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451)

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