Perinatal Administrator | South NHS Foundation Trust

PLEASE NOTE: This role is unfortunately not eligible for sponsorship. Please ensure you have ongoing right to work in the UK before applying for this vacancy.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a Specialist Mental Health Trust providing health services, substance misuse services, older adult mental health services and psychological therapies to residents of Blackpool, Blackburn, Lancaster, Morecambe, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley, Burnley, Chorley, South Ribble, Preston, the West Lancashire of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and South Cumbria. The Trust also supplies low and medium secure care and forensic services.

Applications are invited for a Band 3 Administrator to provide a comprehensive secretarial administration and information service across the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, and coordinate their activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

The post holder will be aligned to the SPCMHT, covering the Central and West Lancs locality, but is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administrative service providing cover to other departments across the Service as directed by their Administration Line Manager to ensure continuity of service provision.

• Provide comprehensive secretarial administration and information service across the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team.
• Coordinate activities with other members of the administration team to ensure an efficient and confidential service.
• Work flexibly to cover other departments across the Service as directed by the Administration Line Manager.
• Use own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.

• Evidence of good general education.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent organisational ability.
• Knowledge of working with the NHS an advantage.
• Computer skills essential.
• Mature, flexible approach and ability to work within a busy team.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

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