Administrator Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This Administrator Assistant role supports the Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) within the ADHD Team. The post involves providing professional administrative and secretarial services, managing correspondence, and handling general enquiries. It requires excellent communication, organisational skills, and the ability to work effectively in a busy environment. The successful candidate will contribute to delivering high-quality care for children, young people, and their families.
Essential criteria
- NVQ 2 in Administration or equivalent administrative or secretarial experience
- GCSE A- C English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equilvant
- Experience in dealing with the public face-to-face and via telephone
- Experience of administrative / secretarial procedures
- Experience of working in the NHS, ideally within a child friendly mental health environment; hospital or community clinic
- Knowledge/Skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident telephone manner
- Excellent copy typing (40wpm or above)
- Accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Accurate data entry skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and multi-task
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Punctual, reliable and flexible
- Awareness of Data Protection and Confidentiality
- Understanding of Racial Awareness and Diversity
- NHS in-house systems and databases
- Health and Safety awareness
- NVQ 2 in Administration or equivalent administrative or secretarial experience
- GCSE A- C English and Maths
- ECDL or equilvant
- Experience in dealing with the public face-to-face and via telephone
- Experience of administrative / secretarial procedures
- Experience of working in the NHS, ideally within a child friendly mental health environment; hospital or community clinic
- Knowledge/Skills
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident telephone manner
- Excellent copy typing (40wpm or above)
- Accurate grammar, spelling and punctuation
- Accurate data entry skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and multi-task
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to work with limited supervision
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Punctual, reliable and flexible
- Awareness of Data Protection and Confidentiality
- Understanding of Racial Awareness and Diversity
- NHS in-house systems and databases
- Health and Safety awareness
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Administrator Assistant
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
The Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is recruiting a Administrator Assistant to support in the effective running of the service and helping deliver high-quality care for children, young people and their families within the ADHD Team. This full-time post operates Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with some flexibility required to meet service needs, and is based at a Lambeth CAMHS office in Kennington
Main duties of the job
The candidate should have good interpersonal written and oral communication skills, exemplary timekeeping and flexible approach to work is required for this post. The person must also have good computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel), with the ability to meet deadlines and experience of working in a busy office environment. A good understanding of performance and activity targets as well as in-depth knowledge of ePJS would be desirable. We are looking to appoint an administrator with excellent organisation and communication skills and a keen eye for detail. The successful candidate will be assertive, work well within a team and be passionate about providing a high-quality service. We are looking for a candidate who is efficient, great with systems and inspired by the idea of making a differen
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