North East & North Cumbria ICB

Business Support Administrator

North East & North Cumbria ICB View all jobs


Inner London, Greater London
Permanent
GP/General Practitioner
GBP 28,392 - 31,157 per year

Posted 22 hour(s) ago

Reference: 134-8309525KD


Job summary

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a flexible role with room to grow? Join our dedicated team at NENC ICB and help make a real difference in our communities.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated people with and administrative background to support our All Age Continuing Care Service. These roles are key to delivering our statutory responsibilities for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) and Funded Nursing Care (FNC).

We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements, including part-time hours and job share opportunities. Depending on the outcome of the recruitment process and the preferred working patterns of successful candidates, more than one appointment may be made. Please indicate your preferred working hours within your application.

Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS)

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do:

Provide line management to our Business Support Assistants

Provide administrative support for CHC/FNC referrals and processes

Communicate with patients, families, and external partners (by phone and face-to-face)

Handle enquiries and direct them appropriately

Maintain accurate records and provide cross-cover across admin functions as needed

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Details
Date posted

24 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

134-8309525KD

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom


Job description
Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For:

Strong communication and organisational skills

Ability to work in a busy, supportive team environment

Previous admin experience (CHC/FNC knowledge is a bonus but not essential)

Job description
Job responsibilities

What Were Looking For:

Strong communication and organisational skills

Ability to work in a busy, supportive team environment

Previous admin experience (CHC/FNC knowledge is a bonus but not essential)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • RSA/NVQ level 3 or equivalent relevant experience
  • Significant business support level experience and acquired knowledge of relevant process or procedures.
  • Significant experience of providing project/business level support
  • Demonstrable level of experience of Microsoft Office package including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and One Note.
Desirable
  • Project based software packages.
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
  • Oracle procurement experience
  • Microsoft Project
Physical Skills
Essential
  • Advanced keyboard skills.
  • Ability to Independently travel as required to meet the requirements of the role.
Responsibilities
Essential
  • Identify significant experience of using MS Office packages to ensure efficient and effective business support.
Desirable
  • Previous experience of supervising / managing staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • RSA/NVQ level 3 or equivalent relevant experience
  • Significant business support level experience and acquired knowledge of relevant process or procedures.
  • Significant experience of providing project/business level support
  • Demonstrable level of experience of Microsoft Office package including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and One Note.
Desirable
  • Project based software packages.
  • Experience of working in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
  • Oracle procurement experience
  • Microsoft Project
Physical Skills
Essential
  • Advanced keyboard skills.
  • Ability to Independently travel as required to meet the requirements of the role.
Responsibilities
Essential
  • Identify significant experience of using MS Office packages to ensure efficient and effective business support.
Desirable
  • Previous experience of supervising / managing staff.
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

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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

Employer details
Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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