SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE6 4JH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A3779-25-0001 |
Summary
The Senior Administrator will support the Assistant Practice Manager and the Practice and Business Managers in the smooth running of administrative functions across the practice. The role involves, with the support of the Assistant Practice Manager, supervision of a team of administrators, coordinating daily operational tasks, ensuring high standards of service delivery, and maintaining compliance with policies, procedures, and CQC frameworks. The post holder will act as the first point of escalation for administrative staff, ensuring effective communication, fair workload distribution, and a supportive working environment. They will also play a key role in patient services, data quality, and supporting practice improvement initiatives. Primary responsibilities The following are the core responsibilities of the Senior Administrator. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. The Senior Administrator is responsible for: - Supervision of administrative team: providing day-to-day guidance, task allocation, and support to reception (carrying out admin tasks) and admin staff. - Rota management: ensuring adequate cover for clinical rotas. - Patient services oversight: ensuring patient enquiries (in person, telephone, or online) are managed promptly, professionally, and in line with practice policies. - Assisting with the administrative processing of private reports and patient forms and answering patient queries regarding these. - Data quality: monitoring the accuracy of patient records, coding, and data entry to support QOF, enhanced services, and clinical reporting. - Assist in coordinating the practice recall systems (e.g., chronic disease management, cervical screening, flu campaigns). - Active recall of patients for chronic disease management. Correspondence management: overseeing the timely processing of incoming and outgoing letters, test results, referrals, and documents. - IT and clinical system support: acting as a first point of contact for staff queries on login details and EMIS/Docman and escalating technical issues where necessary. Onboarding and offboarding of staff with regards to NHS cards, emails and other digital aspects. - Training & induction: supporting the induction of new administrative staff, ensuring they are trained in practice systems, policies, and patient-facing protocols. - Compliance monitoring: supporting adherence to CQC, GDPR, safeguarding, confidentiality, and infection control requirements within the admin team. - Patient communications: assisting with the upkeep of practice communication channels (e.g., website updates, patient information boards, SMS messaging). - Escalation point: managing day-to-day operational issues raised by admin staff and practice staff, escalating to the Assistant Practice Manager where required. - Audit support: assisting with administrative elements of practice audits, recalls, and reporting requirements. - Continuous improvement: identifying opportunities to streamline administrative processes and improve patient access and experience. Secondary responsibilities In addition to the primary responsibilities, the Senior Administrator may be requested to: Support the Assistant Practice Manager in implementing new administrative processes and change initiatives. Deputise in the absence of the Assistant Practice Manager for routine operational matters. Monitor and disseminate safety alerts, ensuring staff action any relevant instructions. Provide cover across different administrative functions during periods of staff absence. Support with preparation of reports, audits, and returns for external agencies as directed. Assist in coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, and distributing minutes. Liaise with external organisations (e.g., hospitals, community services, pharmacies) as required to ensure smooth patient care pathways. Contribute to patient engagement activities such as patient participation groups, surveys, or health promotion campaigns. Undertake project work or service improvement tasks as directed by the management team.