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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-OA7445899 Vacancy ID: 7445899

Senior Mental Health Administrator

Accepting applications until: 02-Oct-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 02-Oct-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Warneford Hospital
Cyfeiriad: Warneford Lane
Tref: Oxford
Cod post: OX3 7JX
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00)

Salary

Cyflog: £27,485 - £30,162 Per Annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 4)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Adult Mental Health Services - Administration

Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 09/10/2025

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

GCSE A-C or equivalent in English and Mathematics
Secretarial training or equivalent experience of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Word and Excel

Knowledge and Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Experience of working alongside multiple internal and external agencies
Experience of adapting to change and managing work in changing environment
Proven experience of working in an office environment

Meini prawf dymunol

Knowledge of Carenotes and eRS
Experience of working in NHS setting or similar healthcare setting

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Attention to detail
Ability to manage diverse workload whilst dealing with frequent interruptions and a high volume of telephone calls

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of using digital transcribing solutions

Personal qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Ability to cope effectively under pressure in a busy environment with high levels of emotional resilience
Flexible and responsive approach
To show respect and empathise with patients

Meini prawf dymunol

A desire to work in Mental Health

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Enw

Dee Kyaagba

Teitl y swydd

Office and Administration Manager

Cyfeiriad ebost

[email protected]

Rhif ffôn

07345 427900

Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.