Location: Barnstaple, EX31 1QL
Salary: £24937.00 to £26598.00
Date posted: 9th July 2025
Closing date: 23rd July 2025
Business Support Administrator
Job Description:
We are seeking a full time Band 3 Administrator for our North Devon & Exeter Perinatal Community Teams; this is an exciting opportunity to join our team of administrators & perinatal mental health professionals based in West Pilton Health & Wellbeing Clinic, Barnstaple.
Devon Partnership Trust Perinatal Service is a well-established one & nationally awarded (Positive Practice in Mental Health - Community Perinatal Team 2016 winner). We have close working partnerships with our local Maternity & Health Visiting colleagues. We will provide on-going managerial supervision & development opportunities where appropriate.
We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude towards working in the field of mental health, is able to work alongside others within the team. Alongside general administration duties, the role will include, receiving and prioritising phone calls from women/birthing people who are using our service, family members and also professionals inside and outside of Devon partnership trust. Also there will be a requirement to use a number of different Trust computer systems and be able to produce high quality written information.
Main duties of the job
Administration services underpin all of our clinical activity at Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which means our dedicated and enthusiastic administration workforce is vital to the delivery of first class care.
The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support to the assigned team. There will be an expectation for the post holder to be highly motivated, flexible and multi-skilled with excellent organisational skills. The post holder will have high standard of skills using Microsoft Office packages and experience of using bespoke IT systems.
The post holder will need to meet deadlines, collate data and maintain standards relating to administrative processes. They will need to be able to work within a team effectively and share work streams across the Perinatal Service where appropriate. The role will involve the coordination and implementation of office procedures and will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems.
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Contact information:
Business Admin Co-ordinator
Claire Smith
07814493649
