Senior Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role provides comprehensive, confidential, and high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the team, covering a maternity leave for 12 months. The post holder will manage and prioritise their workload autonomously, developing administrative systems and escalating issues when necessary. They will act as the main point of contact for staff and external stakeholders, ensuring professional service delivery. The role involves engaging with staff at all levels and coordinating complex meetings and travel arrangements.
Essential criteria
- Advanced keyboard skills with the proven ability to produce reports, spreadsheets and correspondence
- HND or NVQ Level 3 / or equivalent level qualification/experience plus literacy and numeracy at L2
- Advanced keyboard skills eg RSA level III
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent
- Significant demonstrable proven experience of working in an office in an administrative role
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Advanced keyboard skills with the proven ability to produce reports, spreadsheets and correspondence
- Minute taking and recording
- Experience of working autonomously
- Working knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Awareness of policies and procedures relating to dealing with confidential data both personal and organisational
- Thorough understanding of secretarial procedures
- Working knowledge of filing/data systems including records management
- Knowledge of administrative and organisational procedures, acquired through training and Planning and organisational skills
- Supervisory experience
- Audio typing
- Working in an NHS environment
- Detailed working knowledge of WCCIS
- Experience of analysing and interpreting data e.g. WCCIS to identify trends to inform remedial action
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn.
- Aptitude & Abilities
- Planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Able to work within a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good time keeping
- Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Continued Personal Development
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
- Advanced keyboard skills with the proven ability to produce reports, spreadsheets and correspondence
- HND or NVQ Level 3 / or equivalent level qualification/experience plus literacy and numeracy at L2
- Advanced keyboard skills eg RSA level III
- ECDL or equivalent
- Significant demonstrable proven experience of working in an office in an administrative role
- Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records
- Advanced keyboard skills with the proven ability to produce reports, spreadsheets and correspondence
- Minute taking and recording
- Experience of working autonomously
- Working knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Awareness of policies and procedures relating to dealing with confidential data both personal and organisational
- Thorough understanding of secretarial procedures
- Working knowledge of filing/data systems including records management
- Knowledge of administrative and organisational procedures, acquired through training and Planning and organisational skills
- Supervisory experience
- Audio typing
- Working in an NHS environment
- Detailed working knowledge of WCCIS
- Experience of analysing and interpreting data e.g. WCCIS to identify trends to inform remedial action
- Some ability to speak, read and/or write Welsh, or an eagerness to learn.
- Aptitude & Abilities
- Planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Able to work within a team
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good time keeping
- Willingness to learn and develop skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Continued Personal Development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Powys Teaching Health Board
Senior Administrator
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to maternity cover
To provide and co-ordinate a comprehensive, confidential and high quality secretarial and administrative service for the team. Responsible for the smooth and effective running of the administration and systems of office. The post holder will work on their own initiative, develop administrative systems, manage, and prioritise their workload seeking advice and escalating issues when required.
The post holder will engage with staff at all levels of seniority and therefore will demonstrate effective influencing and persuading, communication and behaviours to ensure that deadlines are met.
Will be the main point of contact for a wide range of staff, external stakeholders and organisations and must ensure that a professional service is maintained at all times.
Main duties of the job
Organise and plan workload, diary and commitments including all travelling and accommodation arrangements as necessary including the scheduling of formal and complex meetings, ensuring deadlines are achieved and that the flow of work is prioritised in order to deliver targets and objectives.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don't speak any Welsh, or want to develop yo
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