Business Support Administrator

We are looking for a new team member to join our vibrant administration service in our South Hams Community Mental Health team, based at Leatside Surgery, Totnes.

This is a key administrative role supporting the delivery of high quality, patient-centred care through efficient and effective administrative support. As a Business Support Administrator, you will play an important part in ensuring the smooth running of administrative processes that underpin the work of the Community Mental Health Team.

Your responsibilities will include managing clinical correspondence, appointment scheduling, maintaining accurate patient records, and ensuring data is entered promptly and accurately into our clinical records system.

You will act as a first point of contact for administrative queries, liaising closely with clinical colleagues and other administrative staff to ensure seamless support for patients throughout their care pathway.

If you are interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity or would like to arrange a visit and meet the team, please contact the recruiting manager.

Main duties of the job

Administrative Support:Provide administrative

support to the Community Mental Health Team, including the preparation,

processing, and distribution of clinical correspondence, appointment

co-ordination, and updating patient records.

Communication and Liaison:Act as a

key contact for administrative queries, liaising with colleagues, external

providers, and other stakeholders such as patients, carers and professionals to

ensure effective communication and co-ordination.

Process Improvement:Contribute

to the review and improvement of administrative processes to enhance efficiency

and support high-quality service delivery.

Compliance and

Confidentiality:Ensure all administrative practices comply with Trust policies,

procedures, and data protection standards.

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.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

Pro Rata (22.5 hours per week)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9369-26-0664-2

Job locations

First Floor Leatside Surgery

Babbage Road

Totnes

Devon

TQ9 5JA

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the

attached job description and accompanying information. If you have any

questions, please contact the recruiting manager.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the

attached job description and accompanying information. If you have any

questions, please contact the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an administrative team with competing demands; Proven meeting management and minute taking skills; Ability to produce high quality, accurate work with attention to detail; Evidence of prioritising workloads and adapt to change when required; Experience of dealing with confidential and complex information.

Desirable

• Previous experience of administration in a Healthcare or Social Care including GP practice or hospitals; knowledge or experience of Mental Health.

Qualifications

Essential

• Business Administration Level 3 / T Level qualification, or equivalent experience. GCSE English and maths or equivalent.

Desirable

• Microsoft office qualification or equivalent, ie ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) Typing, Word or Text Processing to Stage 2 (or equivalent).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an administrative team with competing demands; Proven meeting management and minute taking skills; Ability to produce high quality, accurate work with attention to detail; Evidence of prioritising workloads and adapt to change when required; Experience of dealing with confidential and complex information.

Desirable

• Previous experience of administration in a Healthcare or Social Care including GP practice or hospitals; knowledge or experience of Mental Health.

Qualifications

Essential

• Business Administration Level 3 / T Level qualification, or equivalent experience. GCSE English and maths or equivalent.

Desirable

• Microsoft office qualification or equivalent, ie ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) Typing, Word or Text Processing to Stage 2 (or equivalent).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

First Floor Leatside Surgery

Babbage Road

Totnes

Devon

TQ9 5JA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

First Floor Leatside Surgery

Babbage Road

Totnes

Devon

TQ9 5JA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the

attached job description and accompanying information. If you have any

questions, please contact the recruiting manager.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an administrative team with competing demands; Proven meeting management and minute taking skills; Ability to produce high quality, accurate work with attention to detail; Evidence of prioritising workloads and adapt to change when required; Experience of dealing with confidential and complex information.

Desirable

• Previous experience of administration in a Healthcare or Social Care including GP practice or hospitals; knowledge or experience of Mental Health.

Qualifications

Essential

• Business Administration Level 3 / T Level qualification, or equivalent experience. GCSE English and maths or equivalent.

Desirable

• Microsoft office qualification or equivalent, ie ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) Typing, Word or Text Processing to Stage 2 (or equivalent).