Health in Mind Administrator
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, B4 6NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
To provide high quality secretarial and reception support to the clinical psychologists and Liaison Psychiatrist so that patient care is delivered eff...
Effectively and professionally welcome patients, visitors, colleagues and Trust Staff into the department/reception area in a friendly and courteous manner
Check Patients in and out of their outpatient appointments on EPIC and notify clinicians of patient/staff arrivals
Book appointments on EPIC in line with local Standard Operating Procedures
Ensure accurate data entry to help the Trust meet targets
Assist with monthly audits
To facilitate communication e.g. answering telephone enquiries, arranging meetings
Supporting the general administration system, which includes prioritisation of own workload and other junior staff
Supervision of junior admin staff
Receive and log incoming calls, taking accurate messages bringing urgent matters to the attention of staff, as appropriate
Respond to general enquiries in a friendly and courteous manner
Provide reception cover during lunchbreaks, sickness and annual leave periods
Set up rooms and photocopy materials in preparation for groups/workshops
Assist senior staff with diary management and organise appointments, meetings, events
Support with daily validation (cashing up on EPIC)
Assist in the ordering of stationery
Support wider administration team including demonstrating administrative duties to new starters or less experienced staff
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of secondary education including GCE/GCSE English or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administration or equivalent administrative/secretarial experience
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential: - Proven experience of word processing to an adequate standard; - Experience of other secretarial/administrative duties; - Experience of minute taking
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Identify missing data and follow up appropriately
- Ability to manage own workload and re-prioritise as necessary to adapt to changing demands
- Use judgement to escalate urgent issues to clinicians
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential: - Advanced IT Skills e.g. Microsoft packages
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Pleasant telephone manner
- Communicate well with families and staff of all levels
- Able to manage workload on own initiative
- Able to show understanding of importance of confidentiality
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
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
NHS organisation
This listing was structured from NHS Jobs. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.
Explore related


