Administration Assistant

Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC:
Band 2 Contract 11 months (Fixed term until 15th August 2027) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (per annum pro rata) Job
-HR856-26

Site Mill Road Therapy Centre Town Colchester Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/10/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

We are looking for a motivated administrator to provide a consistent provision of administration support to the team.

You should be able to deliver a high standard of an administrative tasks on a daily basis. Tasks will include accepting patient referrals/booking clinic appointments/Patient contact via telephone/reception duties at various clinic locations/generating clinic letters.

You will utilise the required technology in NEECS Community and Acute hospital systems / new technology or system (s) that are introduced and support other team members to do so to deliver an efficient administrative service

Proposed interview date: 12th October 2026

Supporting the clinical teams by providing the relevant admin support.

Reception cover at various clinical sites on an Ad-Hoc basis.

Check all data on Community and hospital systems and amend where appropriate.

Undertake routine tasks on own initiative and support other team members to undertake the full range of administrative activities.

Provide a range of routine administrative support relevant to area, ensuring that urgent matters are actioned and escalated without delay.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

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