Business Support Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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.
“This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This Business Support Officer role provides essential operational and administrative support to the Staffordshire Families Health & Wellbeing Service 0-19. The post holder will coordinate information, monitor performance, and maintain systems to ensure efficient service delivery. Key responsibilities include data analysis, reporting, governance support, and contributing to service improvement initiatives. The role requires strong administration skills and the ability to support digital systems.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administration.
- OCR/ RSA III or equivalent.
- Advanced computer literacy/skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint).
Desirable criteria
- BTEC Diploma in Business Administration
- Significant experience in administration duties.
- Experience of collecting, validating, analysing, and reporting performance or operational information using electronic systems and spreadsheets..
- Ability to plan, schedule and organise day to day work.
- Experience of supporting digital systems, reporting processes, or service improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge/Experience of NHS Systems.
- Experience of supporting projects.
- Experience in the NHS or similar public sector environment.
- skills, knowledge, abilities
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to interpret information, requests, and service requirements and take appropriate action within agreed procedures and timescales.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritise own workload and act on own initiative to agreed deadlines.
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administration.
- OCR/ RSA III or equivalent.
- Advanced computer literacy/skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint).
- BTEC Diploma in Business Administration
- Significant experience in administration duties.
- Experience of collecting, validating, analysing, and reporting performance or operational information using electronic systems and spreadsheets..
- Ability to plan, schedule and organise day to day work.
- Experience of supporting digital systems, reporting processes, or service improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge/Experience of NHS Systems.
- Experience of supporting projects.
- Experience in the NHS or similar public sector environment.
- skills, knowledge, abilities
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to interpret information, requests, and service requirements and take appropriate action within agreed procedures and timescales.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritise own workload and act on own initiative to agreed deadlines.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Business Support Officer
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
TheBusiness Support Officer (BSO) is a key operational and administrative role that supports the effective running of the Staffordshire Families Health & Wellbeing Service 0-19 by providing business, performance, governance, workforce, financial, and administrative support to the Service Manager and operational teams.
The post holder acts as a central point for coordinating information, monitoring performance, maintaining systems and records, and ensuring services operate efficiently and comply with Trust and NHS requirements. The role combines strong administration skills with data analysis, reporting, governance support, and service improvement responsibilities
Main duties of the job
- Provide comprehensive business and administrative support to Service Manager.
- Collect, validate, analyse, and report operational, workforce, activity, and performance data.
- Produce reports, dashboards, audits, presentations, and management information to support decision-making.
- Monitor service performance, waiting lists, compliance targets, and data quality, escalating concerns where appropr
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