Administration Assistant | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | Hackney, N1 5LZ |
| Company: | Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7697521/846-7697521-TS |
Summary
We are currently looking for a Admin Assistant to provide efficient and comprehensive administrative support to the Oral Health promotion admin and clinical teams delivering a broad range of large-scale community outreach programmes. You will act as an ambassador for the Service, promoting the highest standards of excellence in working practices.
You will support the clinical teams on school intervention programme visits during the academic year and during schoolterm breaks offer admin support to the Project teams and clinics as and when needed You will be expected to mainly support the teams in multiple boroughs across North East London if the need should arise.
You will ensure stock levels aremaintained and inform the Project Support Officers when stock is running low. You will support a cohesive team approach and be able to develop and strengthen working relationships both internally and externally.
The post holder will need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm, so the ability to workindependently, proactively and under pressure is important.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to act as a professional contact point for all enquiries withthe ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and empathy.
A positive attitude, excellent organisational and problem solving skillsand a commitment to excellent customer service is essential. You will be required to travel around London to provide project field support for clinical staff applying fluoride varnish programmes and other outreach programmes as and when required to meet Service need.
We welcome applications from individuals wishing to further their knowledge and skills and gain a recognisedqualification. You will develop new skills and knowledge whilst working with an established team, gaining valuable work experience.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
This advert closes on Monday 5 Jan 2026