Ward Administrator | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | Blackburn, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7720076/351-PEN1052-LW |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Inpatient Mental Health Services, for a Ward Administrator to join our admin team on a part-time, permanent basis
We are inviting applications from individuals with excellent organisation skills, ability to work on your own or as a member of the wider admin team. The successful candidate will be able to communication with staff, servicer users, visitors and carers in a professional manner. The successful candidate must be computer literate, able to use Microsoft office packages and possess a good telephone manner.
You will have the skills to enable live minute taking to take place as well as general minute taking skills.
The post holder will be organised, professional, committed and will assist in providing a high standard, quality clinical support service.
The post holder will have knowledge of relevant customer service procedures applicable to this role. Problem solving is an integral part of the role.
The role will involve contact on a daily basis with a wide range of people – both internal and external to the organisation and therefore requires a confident approach. The post holder will need to be a team player with very strong communication skills.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 21 Jan 2026