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Administrator

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Slough, SL2 2DH

Salary

£29,812 to £32,715

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 September 2026

1 days left

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and experienced Band 4 Administrator, working 37.5 hrs across Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, as a member of the C...

  • You will need to work flexibly in response to service need across multiple sites
  • Support colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe, and structured care
  • Develop the team to provide timely support to the clinical team.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Education, qualifications or training

Essential

  • A high standard of education including GCSE's in English Language and Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent qualification
  • Advanced IT skills

Desirable

  • Educated to degree standard or post graduate diploma/or equivalent experience and knowledge pertinent to the post
  • Qualification in an information related subject to Advanced level or equivalent.
  • Previous experience of a range of business procedures or completion of recognised business qualification or a graduate

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

  • Evidence of commitment to ongoing continuous professional development

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in the use and collection of performance and activity data
  • Extensive experience in MS office software including email, word processing, database and Excel

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within Mental Health Urgent Care environment.
  • Proven previous experience of working in a performance and information capacity

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of office and business administration procedures
  • High level in administration duties with experience
  • Exceptional editing, grammar, writing and software skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to compose correspondence appropriate to a wide ranging audience
  • Demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to maintain strong working relationships with other staff in offices of interest
  • Knowledge of workplace Health and Safety legislation
  • Highly developed organisational skills with attention to detail
  • Numerical skills
  • Ability to manage diaries and arrange meetings
  • Ability to take concise/accurate minutes with actions

Desirable

  • Able to identify issues and priorities and deliver targets within the timescale
  • Problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to support in report writing

Personal Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to adapt to unpredictable work pattern, in a busy environment with constant interruptions
  • Proactive and flexible approach to workload

Desirable

  • Ability to engage and influence team members, with strong negotiation skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Must be able to work on a flexible basis to meet the needs of the Service
  • Full drivers' licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes

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

25 August 2026

Last checked

27 August 2026

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About the employer

BHF
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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