Administrative Support Assistant

Job Details

Job Type Part Time - Temporary

Location Downpatrick

Salary £12.75 per hour

Experience 1 year experience required

Closing Date 12-06-2026

First Choice are currently recruiting a part time Administrative Support Assistant to work within the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, at their Downshire Hospital site in Downpatrick.

This is a temporary role, initially required for 3 months, with the possibility of extension.

Hours of work will be Monday - Friday 13:00 - 17:00 and will be paid at a rate of £12.75 per hour.

The successful candidate will work within the Mental Health team, and must display excellent planning, organisational, and communication skills.

• Word processing/producing reports.
• Act as point of contact between service users, carers, staff and external agencies to ensure a full and efficient service.
• Make and receive telephone calls and take appropriate action.
• Maintain records both manual and computerised in an accurate and timely manner and in accordance with local policies and procedures.
• Extract, collate and summarise data to enable preparation of standard verbal, written or statistical reports or returns.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets for use within the department.
• Deal with incoming and outgoing correspondence as required providing information, directing and prioritizing queries as appropriate, to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Filing, archiving and disposal as per Records Management Policy.
• Prioritise workload in accordance with expected outcomes, and ensure that all work, for which you are responsible, is processed in a timely manner

• 4 GCSE's all grade C or above to include English and Maths.
• At least 1 years relevant experience in a similar role.
• Willing to undertake an Access NI check
• Ability to work unsupervised and under own initiative

• Weekly pay
• Paid annual leave
• Inclusion into our company pension scheme

First Choice is an equal opportunities employer