Administration Assistant - Crisis Response Service
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an Administration Assistant role within the fast-paced Crisis Response Service (CRS), providing community response to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. The position involves supporting clinical staff with various administrative tasks. It requires excellent administration, interpersonal, and organisational skills, along with computer literacy. This is a career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual.
Essential criteria
- Computer literate with proven Microsoft Office skills
- Keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
- English GCSE or equivalent
- Knowledge and Understanding
- Demonstrates an understanding of confidentiality issues
- An understanding of the roles of multi-professional team members
- Understanding of health and safety issues
- Skills/Experience
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency of the English language
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Punctuality
- Demonstrates an eye for detail
- Other Qualities
- Flexible and adaptable
- Education/Qualifications
- Computer literate with proven Microsoft Office skills
- Keyboard skills
- English GCSE or equivalent
- Knowledge and Understanding
- Demonstrates an understanding of confidentiality issues
- An understanding of the roles of multi-professional team members
- Understanding of health and safety issues
- Skills/Experience
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate clearly
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency of the English language
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Punctuality
- Demonstrates an eye for detail
- Other Qualities
- Flexible and adaptable
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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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Administration Assistant - Crisis Response Service
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as an Administration Assistant to work within the fast pace Crisis Response Service (CRS) offering a community response to those experiencing a mental health crisis. This is a busy, varied position supporting clinical staff within an admin capacity.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for experienced candidates with an excellent level of administration, interpersonal and organisational skills. You will also need to be computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. You will be given full training on the various systems that we use.
You must be able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work. This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing ser
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