Voluntary Services Secretary/Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- 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 is a part-time administrative support role within the Voluntary Services Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide day-to-day operational and clerical support to the Voluntary Services Manager and Coordinators. Responsibilities include supporting volunteer recruitment, maintaining records, managing diaries, organising meetings, and assisting with events and financial administration. The role is crucial for the smooth running of volunteer services across all Trust sites.
Essential criteria
- A good standard of English to GCSE (9-4 or A-C) or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience of co-operative working within a team providing a customer-based service.
- Knowledge and experience in secretarial and administrative tasks.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within the NHS, healthcare, charity or voluntary sector
- Computer literate and confident in the use of a range of IT applications including Microsoft Office, Excel and databases.
- A good standard of English to GCSE (9-4 or A-C) or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence
- Experience of co-operative working within a team providing a customer-based service.
- Knowledge and experience in secretarial and administrative tasks.
- Experience working within the NHS, healthcare, charity or voluntary sector
- Computer literate and confident in the use of a range of IT applications including Microsoft Office, Excel and databases.
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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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Voluntary Services Secretary/Administrator
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
A new opportunity has arisen in UHDB Voluntary services for a Voluntary Services Secretary/Administrator.
The Voluntary Services Secretary/Administrator is a key administrative support role within the Voluntary Services Team, providing day to day operational and clerical support to the Voluntary Services Manager and Voluntary Services Coordinators. The post helps ensure the smooth running of volunteer services across all Trust sites and supports the recruitment, onboarding, engagement, and administration of volunteers.
The post holder is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the Voluntary Services Team, ensuring volunteer records, recruitment processes, meetings, events, communications, and financial administration are managed efficiently and in line with Trust policies.
This is a part-time position, working 22.5 hours per week across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
If you have previously applied for this vacancy and your application was unsuccessful, please do not submit another application unless your skills, qualifications, or experience have significantly changed.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting volunteer recruitment, including DBS c
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