Business Support Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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 provides confidential and comprehensive administrative support to the Dementia Outreach Team within the Mental Health Acute and Crisis Service. The post holder will ensure the smooth operation of general office functions, contributing to efficient service delivery and presenting a professional image. It involves managing and prioritising workloads, using initiative, and potentially providing administrative cover for other bases. The role requires strong organisational skills and excellent knowledge of administrative procedures and IT systems.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a confidential and comprehensive administration service to support the Dementia Outreach Team.
- Assist in the smooth operation of all general office functions to ensure an efficient and good quality service to patients.
- Contribute to the achievement of efficient service delivery.
- Manage and prioritise own workload and use own initiative.
- Work as a member across the integrated administrative team providing extensive administrative support.
- Seek improvement of administrative policies and procedures, providing co-ordination of activities to support change.
Essential criteria
- Educated to O Level / GCSE Grades A-C or Level 4, in English or equivalent good standard of general education.
- Experience of administrative work.
- Previous experience of working in a constantly changing environment without direct supervision.
- Experience of working in a customer-focussed environment.
- Previous experience of maintaining record systems and collating information
- Demonstrate well developed skills in the use of Windows based packages e.g. Word, Power Point, Outlook, Teams, Excel.
- Demonstrate accurate and tidy presentation of work. Ability to input accurately onto patient record systems.
- Excellent communication skills across all levels and disciplines both internally and externally, verbal and written.
Desirable criteria
- Completion of NVQ 3 in Business Admin or equivalent proven experience at this level.
- RSA 2-word processing/typing or equivalent proven experience
- Previous experience of working within the NHS.
- Previous experience of minute taking and servicing meetings.
- Previous experience of clinical recording systems e.g. Systm One
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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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Business Support Administrator
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Dementia Outreach Team, working with colleagues within the Mental Health Acute and Crisis Service, and other multidisciplinary professionals
The post holder will provide a confidential and comprehensive administration service to support the Dementia Outreach Team, presenting a professional image at all times. You will assist in the smooth operation of all general office functions to ensure an efficient and good quality service to patients and contribute to the achievement of efficient service delivery.
On occasion there will be an expectation to provide efficient and effective administrative cover for other close-by bases.
At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve a high level of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative procedures and IT systems used within the Trust. The post holder could be the first point of contact for the services and therefore requires clear communication and liaison skills. They will be responsible for managing and prioritising their own workload and will b
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