Location
London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£33,094 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a wide range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust is home to leading facilities including the largest dental school in Europe, a £160 million Cancer Centre, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and one of the largest critical care units in the UK. It is part of King’s Health Partners and has a strong reputation for clinical excellence, teaching, and research.

The Team Administrator will provide high quality administrative support to the Community Facilities Department. This role involves supporting ongoing and fixed-term projects, ensuring smooth service delivery, and effective internal and external communication. The post holder will work within a busy multi-disciplinary team, handling complex and sensitive issues with minimal supervision.

Main duties include data entry, acting as first point of contact for visitors and queries, processing invoices and purchase orders, handling confidential information, supporting office management and health and safety, ordering office supplies, and maintaining office equipment. The role also involves organising meetings, taking minutes, preparing reports and correspondence, making travel and venue arrangements, and supporting other teams during staff shortages.

Working within Essentia, the non-clinical healthcare services division of the Trust, the role offers a dynamic and challenging environment with a strong commitment to personal and professional development. Benefits include membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, interest-free season ticket loans, long service awards, subsidised childcare, health and wellbeing programmes, ride to work schemes, employee assistance, and free stop smoking services.

Experience
Extensive business administration experience demonstrating understanding of key administrative support functions. Experience working in a customer service setting is essential.

About you
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Ability to handle complex and sensitive issues confidentially and professionally. Proficient in IT systems including Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel. Able to work independently with minimal supervision and use initiative when dealing with queries.

Qualifications
Good general education with English and Maths to GCSE standard or equivalent. Evidence of formal further training in short courses and significant experience in healthcare administration is required.