Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Administrative Assistant

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust View all jobs


Inner London, Greater London
Permanent
Psychiatrist - General
GBP 25,272 per year

Posted 1 day(s) ago

Reference: 380-AC0842


Job summary

Are you a dedicated, compassionate Admin Assistant? Do you want the chance to help shape a new and genuinely innovative service for care in Kent and Medway?

You will be providing direct admin support to members of the clinical team and to the new Centralised Health Based Place of Safety.

We are an adaptive, cross-functional service. Whilst being assigned to directly support a department, you will be providing support (as a team) throughout the Directorate. Teamwork is an essential part of this role, good time-keeping and the ability to keep to deadlines and adapt your way of working are vital.

As a support service, we adapt to the needs of the service; we are regularly reviewing ways of working and optimising our internal processes. We need someone who can think on their feet and adapt to day-to-day circumstances as they arise.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, come and join our diverse and compassionate team committed to delivering excellent care and support for service users and their loved ones.

**Please note, Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.**

Main duties of the job

This role provides direct administrative support to our in-patient care, Management, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lead clinicians and the wider team.

The successful candidate will work closely with the teams:

  • Providing up-to-date information to the teams and producing simple report
  • Maintaining patient records
  • Creation and maintenance of spreadsheets and internal forms within designated timescales
  • Maintaining and updating displays
  • Scheduling clinical meetings
  • Diary and meeting management
  • Generic team mailbox monitoring and maintenance and any other administrative duties requested
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

18 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

380-AC0842

Job locations

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Ln

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Relevant experience: Customer Service and Office (Admin/Reception)
  • Handling complaints and difficult situations
Desirable
  • Experience of working with people with severe mental health illness
  • Working within constraints of Confidentiality and data protection
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
  • GCSE (or equivalent) Minimum Grade 4 or above (A-C) Maths, English, ICT
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification/experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
  • Experience working cross-functionally across departments
  • Ability to prioritise workloads and delegation of tasks
  • Knowledge and use of Microsoft Based systems
  • Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Relevant experience: Customer Service and Office (Admin/Reception)
  • Handling complaints and difficult situations
Desirable
  • Experience of working with people with severe mental health illness
  • Working within constraints of Confidentiality and data protection
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
  • GCSE (or equivalent) Minimum Grade 4 or above (A-C) Maths, English, ICT
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification/experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
  • Experience working cross-functionally across departments
  • Ability to prioritise workloads and delegation of tasks
  • Knowledge and use of Microsoft Based systems
  • Communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
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

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Ln

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

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

Priority House, Maidstone

Hermitage Ln

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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