Band 4 Business & Planning Administrator - Bath

The main purpose of the post is to provide proactive administrative support on a day to day basis to the Business Planning & Development team.

This busy and dynamic team are responsible for managing funding and procurement opportunities, service developments, strategy and planning for the trust. We work with staff from all across the Trust and external partners including NHS England, BNSSG and BSW ICBs and 3rd sector service providers. Work can be fast-paced and varied so this role requires someone with significant flexibility to ensure the outputs from the team are successfully delivered.

There is an expectation for the post holder to be proactive, highly motivated, adaptable and multi-skilled with excellent organisational skills and a solid working knowledge of all Microsoft Office systems, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

Interviews will be held on 24th & 25th March 2026.

Main duties include booking meetings, taking minutes, organising events, monitoring tender portals for business development opportunities or service procurements and upload documents or clarification questions. The post holder needs to be able to use their own initiative to proactively manage diaries and the team email inbox.

This will include providing administrative support to members of the Business Development team, some support to the Estates and Digital delivery teams, the Associate Director of Commissioning and Service Development, the Director of Transformation and the Chief Transformation, Estates and Digital Officer; diary management, minute taking (with AI support), meeting preparation and management of the team email account, regular maintenance of business development meetings and trackers to a high standard (ensuring they are accurate, up to date and aligned).

Familiarity with trust systems is desired such as the ability to raise requisitions, IT support tickets, set up Teams, maintain Health Roster etc.

This role is key to the smooth operation of the team.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the

county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Trudi Oak Job title: Senior Business Planning & Development Manager Email address: trudi.oak@nhs.net Telephone number: 07908442292