Band 3 Receptionist/Clinical Services Administrator - Bristol
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- 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.
“This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role provides reception and administrative support within the Child and Adolescent Mental Service (CAMHS). The post holder will be the first point of contact for families, carers, children, and young people, liaising with various professionals. Key duties include comprehensive administration, secretarial support, and managing diaries and meetings. The role requires excellent organisational skills, flexibility, and proficiency in Microsoft Office systems. The administrator will also handle sensitive patient information and maintain electronic patient records.
Essential criteria
- Experience of administrative systems and procedures
- Experience of Microsoft Office
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within CAMHS administration
- Education
- Sound qualification in English and Maths
- RSA or equivalent keyboarding or typing qualification
- ECDL / Diploma / NVQ qualification in administration
- Skills and knowledge
- Good communication skills both on the phone and face to face
- Ability to use own initiative and work under pressure
- A good understanding of confidentiality
- An eye for detail
- Previous knowledge of CAMHS
- Previous knowledge or use of NHS IT systems
- Experience of administrative systems and procedures
- Experience of Microsoft Office
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working within CAMHS administration
- Education
- Sound qualification in English and Maths
- RSA or equivalent keyboarding or typing qualification
- ECDL / Diploma / NVQ qualification in administration
- Skills and knowledge
- Good communication skills both on the phone and face to face
- Ability to use own initiative and work under pressure
- A good understanding of confidentiality
- An eye for detail
- Previous knowledge of CAMHS
- Previous knowledge or use of NHS IT systems
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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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 3 Receptionist/Clinical Services Administrator - Bristol
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
The post holder will provide reception and administrative support service within the Child and Adolescent Mental Service (CAMHS) at the direction of the Clinical Services Lead Administrator.
They will have telephone and face-to-face contact with families/carers and the children and young people who attend our service and liaise with a wide range of professionals via email, face to face or on the telephone. This will include Social Care, Education, and other health professionals such as school health nurses, paediatrician's and GP's.
Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive administration and secretarial support to multidisciplinary teams, wards or departments including named medical staff, junior medical staff and the system-wide multi-disciplinary team.
This will include being the first point of contact for that team, ward or department and could involve duties such as meeting and greeting visitors, receiving initial enquiries and directing t
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