Database Administrator

Location Hove and Worthing, Vacancy Type Full Time/Permanent, Pay Range Grade 4 - £28,026 pro rata for part time roles, Contracted Hours 37.5 hours per week, Final date to receive applications Sunday, July 5, 2026, Job Profile Document

We’re looking for a detail‑oriented Database Administrator to support the management and integrity of our supporter data across our three hospices — Chestnut Tree House, St Barnabas House and Martlets. You’ll play a vital part in ensuring our fundraising and supporter information is accurate and well maintained, enabling colleagues to deliver exceptional supporter experiences and maximise fundraising opportunities.

• Maintaining and updating supporter records on a day‑to‑day basis, ensuring high levels of accuracy, integrity and compliance with data protection standards.
• Carrying out regular data cleansing activities, including managing returned mail, resolving duplicate records and addressing data quality issues.
• Providing guidance, training and ongoing support to database users, promoting best practice in data management across the organisation.
• Delivering general administrative support, maintaining accurate and well‑organised digital and manual filing systems.
• Working collaboratively across fundraising teams to enhance supporter relationships and continuously improve processes.

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in‑patient care and community living well services.

Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life‑limiting conditions.

Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On‑site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access a cashback scheme and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people‑centric organisation like ours.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.