Legal Services Administrator, Band 3
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves being the primary contact for external agencies seeking Trust information for statutory and procedural needs. The administrator will find and provide requested information, maintaining liaison with these agencies. Additionally, the post holder will perform various general administrative duties for the department as required. They must represent the Legal Services Department professionally and handle confidential matters with tact and sensitivity.
Essential criteria
- RSA III or relevant administrative experience
- GCSE Maths and English Grade C minimum
- Knowledge and Skills
- MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to securely process confidential and sensitive data
- Excellent communication skills with good telephone manner
- Ability to plan and organise
- Ability to plan and manage multiple deadlines
- Efficient time management skills
- Understanding of when to escalate matters appropriately
- Ability to work independently
- Manual handling of paper records and case notes
Desirable criteria
- Proactivity and ability to take the initiative when necessary
- Personal attributes
- Enthusiastic, positive
- Energetic
- Resilient
- Team focused
- Flexible
- RSA III or relevant administrative experience
- GCSE Maths and English Grade C minimum
- Knowledge and Skills
- MS office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to securely process confidential and sensitive data
- Excellent communication skills with good telephone manner
- Ability to plan and organise
- Ability to plan and manage multiple deadlines
- Efficient time management skills
- Understanding of when to escalate matters appropriately
- Ability to work independently
- Manual handling of paper records and case notes
- Proactivity and ability to take the initiative when necessary
- Personal attributes
- Enthusiastic, positive
- Energetic
- Resilient
- Team focused
- Flexible
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Legal Services Administrator, Band 3
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
To provide a point of contact for external agencies needing help to access Trust information for statutory and procedural purposes. To find and provide information requested and continue to liaise with these agencies. To provide a range of general administrative duties for the department, on request.
Additional working pattern details: Job share of full time post considered
Main duties of the job
At all times, the post holder will represent the Legal Services Department to the highest degree of professional standards both within the Trust and with its partners in the wider system, and to deal with tact and sensitivity the many matters of a confidential and sensitive nature which will cross their desk.
About us
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Tru
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