Admin Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and adaptable Admin Team Leader to join a professional team in Gravesham. You will use your skills and experience to support clinical teams and contribute to delivering great patient care. The position requires a professional approach and a passion for excellent patient care, even if NHS experience is not a prerequisite. You will be supporting hard-working frontline NHS teams in a challenging but rewarding environment.
Key responsibilities
- Support clinical teams to deliver great patient care.
- Use knowledge, experience, and expertise to support frontline NHS teams.
- Maintain a professional approach and contribute fresh ideas.
- Prioritise patients and deliver excellent patient care.
Essential criteria
- Level 4 qualification (e.g. certificate of higher education, higher national certificate, NVQ level 4) or equivalent demonstrable experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 Team Leader or Supervisor or other leadership/management qualification
- Practical application of HR practices, policies and procedures
- Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information
- Leading teams in busy and pressurised environments
- NHS administrative experience
- Experience of working with members of the public
- Basic experience of a financial system i.e. Agresso
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Design and development of standard and bespoke data reports
- In depth knowledge of the service, site and users
- Understanding of health and social care sector, including working knowledge of NHS structures, policies and processes
- Skills & abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and organisational skills
- Ability to record accurate minutes of meetings and present to a high standard
- Ability to concentrate and focus on diverse tasks whilst dealing with frequent interruptions
- Level 4 qualification (e.g. certificate of higher education, higher national certificate, NVQ level 4) or equivalent demonstrable experience
- NVQ Level 3 Team Leader or Supervisor or other leadership/management qualification
- Practical application of HR practices, policies and procedures
- Experience of handling confidential and sensitive information
- Leading teams in busy and pressurised environments
- NHS administrative experience
- Experience of working with members of the public
- Basic experience of a financial system i.e. Agresso
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Design and development of standard and bespoke data reports
- In depth knowledge of the service, site and users
- Understanding of health and social care sector, including working knowledge of NHS structures, policies and processes
- Skills & abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide range of people from different backgrounds at all levels of seniority
- Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and organisational skills
- Ability to record accurate minutes of meetings and present to a high standard
- Ability to concentrate and focus on diverse tasks whilst dealing with frequent interruptions
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 18d ago · Closes in 11d
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Admin Team Leader
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Admin Team Leader to join our professional team in Gravesham.
We're a close team but we're never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Main duties of the job
Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That's where you come in.
We're always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you'll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.
We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn't a requirement for this role you'll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at
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