Ward Administrator (Ashford and Canterbury)

Ward Administrator (Ashford and Canterbury)

Ward Administrator (Ashford and Canterbury)

Department: Administration

Salary: £26,532.74-£28,292.47 dependent upon experience and qualifications

Closing Date: 14th August 2026

We are looking for a highly organised person with excellent customer service skills to join our small and friendly hospital teams at our Ashford and Canterbury sites. The Ward Administrator plays a key role in the running of the hospital, ensuring that records are updated accurately and in a timely manner, providing administrative and clerical support to the clinical management, dealing with patient queries and liaising with colleagues in both clinical and non-clinical departments across the business to ensure the smooth running of services. This role requires a high level or organisational skill, attention to detail, excellent communication and customer service skills and appreciation of the importance of patient confidentiality. A number of IT systems will be used, for which full training will be given.

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

We offer enhancements for Saturdays and any work between 8pm and 7.30am on weekdays at time +30% of your basic salary rate. For Sundays and Bank Holidays at time + 60% of your basic salary rate.

Interview Date: Week commencing 31st August 2026

Qualifications and Experience

Good level of literacy and numeracy

Experience of organising a busy workload

Knowledge/experience in a healthcare/medical environment

Experience working in an administration environment

Excellent organisational skills

Team Player

Able to work under pressure

Self motivated

Ability to travel between sites

About Spencer Private Hospitals

Spencer Private Hospitals recognise and value all of their staff and are committed to developing a well-trained and flexible workforce.

Staff wellbeing is a priority for the organisation with some perks of employment being -

• Free on-site staff carparking
• Staff discount for treatments
• Investment in staff training
• Annual salary increment
• Additional benefits available in line with our NHS colleagues

We are also fortunate enough to be based in East Kent, arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, often boasting the best weather due to our close proximity to Western Europe and is aptly know by the missive `the Garden of England’. We are a short hop across the channel to France with the added bonus of fast rail connections to Europe, London and surrounding areas. The availability of high-quality schools which support grammar school education as well as academy and private schools are all available within the locality.

Our CQC report has a rating of Good – and we are now on an improvement trajectory to Outstanding.

Spencer Private Hospitals is an equal opportunity employer. This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.

We are committed to a fair and authentic recruitment process and do not permit the use of AI tools at any stage, including application forms, assessments, or interviews. All responses must be your own original work and accurately reflect your skills, experience, and judgement. Our process is designed to understand your individual capabilities, and the use of AI can misrepresent these and undermine fairness for all candidates; therefore, any application found to include AI-generated content will be withdrawn. Thank you for helping us maintain the integrity of our hiring process.

Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship for our roles.