Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Administrative Assistant

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust View all jobs


Inner London, Greater London
Permanent
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GBP 25,272 per year

Posted 24 day(s) ago

Reference: 380-WK0413


Job summary

Join our Maidstone Mental Health Together Team.

We are seeking a highly professional and dedicated full-time Admin Assistant/Receptionist to provide critical administrative support that directly contributes to the smooth delivery of our vital mental health services. This post will be 37.5 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday-Friday) with no working from home. This is an opportunity to utilise your organisational ability.

The ideal candidate will have experience dealing with colleagues and clients in a friendly, polite manner. Previous relevant experience in a busy community setting would be an advantage.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.

Main duties of the job

The main duties will be

  • Managing external telephone calls and providing reception cover at the front of house, ensuring a welcoming and reassuring first impression.
  • Delivering responsive administrative support directly to the clinical team, enabling them to focus fully on client care.
  • Accurately typing letters and managing the efficient booking of appointments to ensure clients receive timely access to services.
  • Training will be given where necessary for patient-based systems.
About us

We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Details
Date posted

19 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

380-WK0413

Job locations

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Maths and English GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent
  • Educated to NVQ level 2 /RSA 2 or equivalent
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Essential
  • Previous Telephone Experience
  • Microsoft Office Knowledge
  • Previous Office/Reception Experience
  • Experience in a customer facing role
Desirable
  • Use of Video Conferencing
  • Previous experience of working within NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Maths and English GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent
  • Educated to NVQ level 2 /RSA 2 or equivalent
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Essential
  • Previous Telephone Experience
  • Microsoft Office Knowledge
  • Previous Office/Reception Experience
  • Experience in a customer facing role
Desirable
  • Use of Video Conferencing
  • Previous experience of working within NHS
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details
Employer name

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Albion Place

23-29 Albion Place

Maidstone

ME14 5TS

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)