Community Administrator - Various Locations (Harrogate & Ripon)

Community Administrator – Various Locations (Harrogate & Ripon)

The closing date is 01 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full or part-time Administrator to support our Adult Community Services Teams.

Adult Community Services is a department providing specialist health services for Adults over the age of 18 with health care needs that are delivered in their normal place of residence.

The service comprises an administration team, District Nursing, Occupation Therapy, Physiotherapy and other specialist nursing teams.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a range of administrative and clerical duties to ensure the smooth running of Adult Community Services Clinical Teams.
• To provide an efficient and reliable appointment service for the patients referred to Adult Community Services Clinical Teams.
• To undertake typing, both managerial and patient centred, including discharge letters, correspondence, minutes and reports.
• To work at the Single Point of Access to receive, monitor, collate and dispatch all referrals on a timely basis to the appropriate community teams effectively.
• To receive referrals and provide a single point of contact for community end of life services, GPs, acute trust colleagues, patients and families and service providers across Harrogate and Rural District.
• To operate within the hours of 8am-6pm, 7 days a week including bank holidays.
• To be able to travel between community bases to support the wider Adult Community Service Teams.

About us

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide \’outstanding\’ care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive and supportive culture – our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
• Staff Recognition – as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
• Staff Benefits – We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.

Job responsibilities

For further information on the duties and responsibilities of this position please see the Job Description & Person Specification document attached.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Gill Robinson on gillian.robinson12@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

• NVQ Level 2/3 in administration or equivalent experience.
• Maths and English GCSE level A to C.
• Experience of dealing with the general public.
• Experience and knowledge in the use of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel.
• NHS/Social Care experience in a care environment.
• Clinical experience with a knowledge of community working.

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.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata