Administrator, Children in Care | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The Children in Care Administration Assistant provides essential administrative and secretarial support to a busy safeguarding team. The role involves managing communications, maintaining accurate patient records, coordinating appointments and reports, and supporting clinicians to ensure efficient, timely care for children in care
• Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Children in Care team.
• Manage incoming calls, emails and enquiries, ensuring timely responses.
• Maintain accurate patient records on systems such as SystmOne and PAS.
• Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Children in Care team.
• Manage incoming calls, emails and enquiries, ensuring timely responses.
• Maintain accurate patient records on systems such as SystmOne and PAS.
• Liaise with professionals, social workers and external organisations.
• Support general office functions.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Jun 2026

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