Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust • LANCING, West Sussex BN15 8UW
About this role
A vacancy has arisen for an Administrator with good communication skills and excellent organisational/clerical abilities to work with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) team in West Sussex Healthy Child Programme 5-19.The base could be in Lancing or Horsham, depending on the successful candidate.
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Please note
Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
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You will need to work independently and collaboratively with the Team Lead, clinical staff, and the other administrator within the team. The post requires a flexible approach as it involves working with different disciplines within the HCP. The ability to work to deadlines, under pressure and without supervision is essential.
The following skills are essential to the role: experience with databases such as excel and able to quickly learn the Trusts health record keeping System (SystmOne), competency with Microsoft Office systems and word processing, excellent telephone manner and communication skills, and maintenance of strict confidentiality. The successful candidate will liaise with a range of professionals, manage waiting lists, book appointments, book venues, maintain stock control of resources, maintain and create databases and spreadsheets, and importantly, maintain a positive attitude, embodying the values of the organisation.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
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Varied environments
community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
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Flexible working options
part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
- Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staff
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
To provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to a HCP team including communicating with the public, dealing efficiently with correspondence, typing meeting notes and preparing reports from draft, booking client appointments and regular inputting of client details onto the record keeping database.
Please see the attached JD and PS for further details.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Jun 2026