Employer Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Liskeard Community Hospital Town Liskeard Salary £25,760 – £27,476 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 12/07/2026 23:59
Community Specialist Palliative Care Administrator
Band 3
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.
We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:
- Cornwall Foundation Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board
If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.
An exciting, rare opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic, friendly Admin Team for Community Specialist Palliative Care, supporting the Community Specialist Palliative Care Countywide Team.
The main role is managing referrals from Consultants, GPs and other healthcare professionals.
The role involves organising meetings, data collection, occasional making and receiving telephone calls, ordering equipment and office supplies.
You will need to be computer literate. You will be required to work using your own initiative with the ability to organise and prioritise work efficiently. You must be able to communicate well and have an adaptable and flexible attitude to your work.
The vacancy will be based at Liskeard Hospital, 15 hrs/week to be worked flexibly, to be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive and full ranging administration/co-ordination service to the Countywide Community Specialist Palliative Care Team working remotely. Working in conjunction with colleagues, healthcare professionals and stakeholders to provide an efficient service.
It is essential that the post holder exercises initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times. The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for nursing colleagues, other specialist palliative care providers and on occasion, service users.
The post holder will be responsible for the day‑to‑day administrative tasks and IT processes outlined, as well as maintaining strong communication and working relationships with the integrated Specialist Palliative Care team and external provider of care.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
- NVQ 3 Business Administration or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Minute taking
- Good standard of education including GCSE English and Maths
Skills and Aptitude
- Administration experience including knowledge of computer applications
- Able to work to deadlines, manage own workload, prioritise and work independently and remotely.
- Ability to liaise with the public and other professionals and provide guidance for more junior members of the admin team.
- Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
- Protected CPD time for registered staff
- Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Coaching and mentoring opportunities
- A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
- Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
- A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
- Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
- Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
- Free DBS checks where required
- Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles – throughout the organisation.
If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.
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