Administrative Assistant
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Maidstone, ME16 9PHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Are you a dedicated, compassionate Admin Assistant? Do you want the chance to help shape a new and genuinely innovative service for care in Kent and M...
This role provides direct administrative support to our in-patient care, Management, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lead clinicians and the wider team.
The successful candidate will work closely with the teams:
- Providing up-to-date information to the teams and producing simple report
- Maintaining patient records
- Providing Reception support
- Creation and maintenance of spreadsheets and internal forms within designated timescales
- Maintaining and updating displays
- Scheduling clinical meetings
- Diary and meeting management
- Generic team mailbox monitoring and maintenance and any other administrative duties requested
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway.
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.
Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.
Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.
Experience
Essential: - Relevant experience: Customer Service and Office (Admin/Reception); - Handling complaints and difficult situations
Desirable: - Experience of working with people with severe mental health illness; - Working within constraints of Confidentiality and data protection
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential: - GCSE (or equivalent) Minimum Grade 4 or above (A-C) Maths, English, ICT; - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification/experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience working cross-functionally across departments
- Ability to prioritise workloads and delegation of tasks
- Knowledge and use of Microsoft Based systems
- Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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