Senior Administration Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 20
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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 is for a Senior Administration Assistant within the Christie Medical Physics & Engineering (CMPE) team at The Christie in Manchester. You will support the day-to-day operations of a large directorate, handling workforce administration, financial processes, governance, and general operational support. The position also involves contributing to the modernisation of administrative services and improving working processes. It is a part-time role (20 hours per week) with opportunities for flexible working and some remote work.
Key responsibilities
- Ensure sensitive and confidential information is handled appropriately.
- Support financial processes including procurement, purchase orders, invoices, and expenses.
- Organise meetings, prepare documentation, and maintain governance records.
- Assist managers with workforce administration, including onboarding and system updates.
- Help develop and improve administrative processes, standard operating procedures, and digital ways of working.
- Provide deputy support to the Directorate Administrator.
Essential criteria
- BTec/NVQ Level 4 in management/business studies
- A comprehensive general education to GCSE standard particularly in English and Maths
- Experience of Microsoft Office Applications
- Experience of working in an Administrative environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Accurate and well presented work
- Ability to work proactively or as part of a team
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise competing tasks effectively
- Computer literacy skills
- Sound knowledge and familiar a with a range of software including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access
- E-mail and web browsers
- Good working understanding of IT
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to use own initiative
- Required to spend long periods of time at keyboard/VDU
- Ability to work with high level of concentration with frequent interruptions
- Reliable
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional relevant qualifications - NVQ or similar in Management/business studies ITQ qualification
- Experience of using in-house databases
- Previous supervisory experience
- Some awareness of Medical Physics terminology
- Willing to attend training courses appropriate to the role
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.
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The Christie NHS FT
Senior Administration Assistant
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
We are the Administration team of Christie Medical Physics & Engineering (CMPE), based at The Christie in Manchester. We're looking for an organised, proactive and improvement-focused Senior Administration Assistant to join us.You'll play a key part in supporting the day-to-day operation of a large directorate of over 300 staff, coordinating workforce administration, financial processes, governance activities and operational support that enables clinical and technical teams to deliver excellent services.As part of our ongoing programme to modernise administrative services, you'll also have the opportunity to help improve how we work. We're actively reviewing processes and embracing digital technologies to streamline routine tasks. We're looking for someone who enjoys finding better ways of working and wants to help shape the future of our administrative function.You'll be part of a supportive team where your ideas will be valued and where you'll have the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of operations within a specialist NHS service.The post available is established as part time (20 hours per week) and we aim to accommodate flexible working requests. The majority of the work will be on site at The Christie but some working from home will be supported whe
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