Nursing Home Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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 provides high-quality administrative support to management, staff, and external stakeholders within a nursing home setting. The post holder will act as the first point of contact for residents, families, and professionals, coordinating all administrative activities. It requires excellent communication, organisational skills, and the ability to work independently while maintaining confidentiality.
Key responsibilities
- Organise and prioritise own workload.
- Provide effective secretarial and administrative service to the team, maintaining confidentiality.
- Deal efficiently with complex administrative tasks and tight deadlines.
- Capture statistical information, maintain databases, and produce reports.
- Act as the first point of contact, providing non-clinical advice and resolving queries.
- Process invoices, receipts, petty cash, and manage residents' personal allowances.
Essential criteria
- oGCSE grade C or equivalent in English Language and Maths
- oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills
- oExcellent organisational skills
- oUse of spreadsheets and databases
- oGood command of verbal/written English and good numerical skills
- oAble to work under pressure in a changing environment
- oGood understanding of confidentiality
- oWillingness to undertake training and personal development in line with the post
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent qualification
- oExperience supporting staff administration, rotas, or workforce records.
- Ability to work well within the team
- Ability to work without direct supervision
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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Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Nursing Home Administrator
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
To facilitate and assist with the provision of a high quality and efficient administrative support service to management, staff, and external stakeholders
The post holder will provide a service which focuses directly on the liaison and coordination of all admin activities within the team.
The postholder will act as a first point of contact for the residents, families, staff, and external professionals
Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is currently unable to provide sponsorship for this role. If you hold a visa which allows you to work in the UK, you are welcome to apply for this role however our policy requires you to have at least 12 months on your visa at commencement of your employment for training and operational reasons. This means that you need at least 15 months right to work in the UK at the point of application to enable employment checks to be undertaken. Please note this guidance is in line with current UKVI regulations, there is a possibility this may change at any point, and we will update applicants where possible.
Main duties of the job
It is essential that the post holder has excellent communication skills, is organised, and has the ability to prioritise their work and the wor
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