Administration Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
An Administration Manager is sought to join the Specialist Perinatal Service. This permanent, full-time role requires an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to provide high-quality administration management and support. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, adapting to changing priorities and contributing to the development of staff teams and local policies. The role involves managing administrative staff across various perinatal teams and ensuring national standards are met.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality management of the Specialist Perinatal Services, including administrative supervisors, medical secretaries, team secretaries, and ward clerks.
- Work across the Perinatal footprint, supporting teams to ensure consistent administrative service delivery.
- Assist in the development of staff teams to ensure quality of service and administrative function.
- Assist the Administration & Performance Manager in developing, disseminating, and training on local policies and procedures.
- Ensure achievement of national standards within the assigned area.
- Provide a confidential, efficient, and service user-friendly approach to each service within the division.
Essential criteria
- Must be educated to degree level or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant experience. oeg, Significant experience managing projects, teams, budgets, or services. Professional qualifications (e.g., NVQ Level 6/7, CIPD, CMI, AAT, PRINCE2) Demonstrable specialist knowledge gained through training and practical application. Evidence of analytical, problem-solving, report-writing, and strategic decision-making skills normally expected of a graduate.
- Experience of completing staff appraisal and PDP oExperience of managing staff sickness and welcome back to work meetings / procedures oExperience of staff training o
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel gained through extensive experience in performance and administration management.
- Worked in an Administration role in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- oWorking knowledge and training of all Trust systems and IT systems (PARIS) .
- o PRINCE2 .
- o Management Qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Administration Manager
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, forward thinking Administration Manager (37.5 hours per week, permanent) to join the Specialist Perinatal Service.
We are seeking an experienced Administration Manager with a can-do attitude who enjoys working in a large team and demonstrates a commitment to delivering high quality administration management and support in an efficient and timely manner.
If you enjoy working in a fast paced busy work environment, have a flexible approach and have the ability to adapt to changing priorities then Perinatal CMHT offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and progress your career aspirations.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of high-quality management of the Specialist Perinatal Services (Specialist Perinatal Team, PETALS, Outreach Team and Andersen Ward Mother & Baby Unit) including, but not exhaustive of Administrative Supervisors, Medical Secretaries, Team Secretaries, ward clerks the Perinatal teams.
The post holder will be required to work across the Perinatal footprint, supporting teams within each cluster to ensure the delivery of a high-quality and consistent administrative service. The post holder will assist the deve
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