CMHT Central & South Trafford - Team Administrator

Main area Admin Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday – 09.00am -17:00pm) Job ref 437-7408174

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site CMHT Central & South Trafford, Brook Heys Town Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire Salary £24,937 – £26,598 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/09/2025 23:59

CMHT Central & South Trafford – Team Administrator

Band 3

Job overview

Please note – This role is not eligible for sponsorship under current immigration rules.

Role is based at Brook Heys which is a patient facing site within Trafford working for the CMHT Central & South Trafford. You will be taking incoming calls and greeting service users attending clinics with the team for the CMHT. Logging daily referrals to the team, recording clinical meeting notes, arranging outpatient appointments for service users and creating letters. Working in a fast paced working environment within a multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team.

Main duties of the job

To provide admin support to the clinical team in relation to clinical correspondence, appointment booking and referral processing.

To provide an efficient and effective administrative service to the CMHT Central & South Trafford Team. Processing referrals, coordinating appointments for our service users and their carers where appropriate, typing of general correspondence, reports etc. minute taking on occasion at MDT, professional and Safeguarding meetings. Accurate recording of data quality information. To have a flexible approach in providing admin support to the multi-disciplinary teams working with the client group with mental health problems. There will be client and carer telephone contact therefore good communication skills are essential.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world\’s most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

General admin duties to include referral processing, data inputting, telephone contact with service users, carers and other outside agencies as appropriate.

Person specification

Experience

• Office Experience

Knowledge

• Data Protection and Patient Confidentiality.
• Mental health and NHS knowledge.

Education

• Competency based qualification or demonstrable experience.

Skills and Abilities

• EPR systems knowledge.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application.The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – clickhere .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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