Job Description

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality healthcare services in the UK. As a Peripatetic Administrator, you will play a vital role in supporting the management team of multiple care homes, ensuring the smooth running of operations and the delivery of exceptional care to residents. With a strong financial background and commercial acumen, you will be responsible for managing income, outgoings, and HR tasks, as well as supervising the administration team.
Main duties of the job
The Peripatetic Administrator position at Barchester Healthcare offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference. You will be responsible for supporting multiple care homes in a region, providing financial and administrative expertise to the General Managers. Your duties will include maintaining accurate financial records, managing aged debt, overseeing payroll and HR tasks, and promoting a warm and welcoming environment for residents, families, and staff. This role requires a highly organized and proactive individual with strong commercial skills and the ability to work independently across different locations.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality healthcare services in the UK, operating 224 care homes and hospitals. The company is committed to delivering exceptional care and has been recognized for its outstanding ratings and as a top employer in the health and social care sector.
Details
Date posted
04 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
xc2xa327,826.50 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
1316185836
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Bedlington
NE22 6LA
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Administrator with a strong financial background looking to excel in a challenging and more rewarding position where you can truly make a difference?Administrators at Barchester are a vital part of each home's management team, providing the General Manager with the support they require to ensure the running of a high quality and commercially successful home. In this unique position, you will support a number of homes across a region, either in the absence of an administrator or to provide additional support.Our Administrators are relied upon to ensure income and outgoings are timely, effective, and accurately recorded, so strong commercial acumen is key to this position. You will provide HR advice to your General Manager as well as home-based staff, and supervise junior members of the administration teamHere at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.
NEED TO HAVE Good level of numeracy skills Strong commercial acumen Experience within credit control, invoice chasing, purchase/sales ledgers, payroll, management accounts Full UK driving licence Proficient user of Microsoft- specifically Word, Excel and Outlook AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficialNEED TO DO Work with the Regional Director to understand where support is needed Check Management Accounts are correct, understand implications Ensure aged debt is collected and managed appropriately, encouraging timely payment of client accounts Promote a warm and welcoming environment for residents, families, and Barchester staff Ensure rota's are complete Complete employment checks and payroll for home-based staff Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude both over the telephone and in person Supervise and support the home's administration team Manage safe contentsREWARDS AND BENEFITS Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to xc2xa3500* per referral Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK*Terms & conditions apply
If you would like to use your finance and administrative skills in an organisation that truly values your contribution whilst providing exceptional quality care, Barchester is the place to be.
5432
7766
#TJ Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Administrator with a strong financial background looking to excel in a challenging and more rewarding position where you can truly make a difference?Administrators at Barchester are a vital part of each home's management team, providing the General Manager with the support they require to ensure the running of a high quality and commercially successful home. In this unique position, you will support a number of homes across a region, either in the absence of an administrator or to provide additional support.Our Administrators are relied upon to ensure income and outgoings are timely, effective, and accurately recorded, so strong commercial acumen is key to this position. You will provide HR advice to your General Manager as well as home-based staff, and supervise junior members of the administration teamHere at Barchester, we work with an open, honest, supportive approach, where quality of care is at the heart of everything we do. As sector leading healthcare experts, we are proud to have the highest quality ratings across our 224 homes and hospitals across the UK. Barchester have proudly been awarded a two-star outstanding rating by Best Companies, ranked 11th in the top 20 Best Health & Social Care Companies to work for and 14th in the Top 25 Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.
NEED TO HAVE Good level of numeracy skills Strong commercial acumen Experience within credit control, invoice chasing, purchase/sales ledgers, payroll, management accounts Full UK driving licence Proficient user of Microsoft- specifically Word, Excel and Outlook AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficialNEED TO DO Work with the Regional Director to understand where support is needed Check Management Accounts are correct, understand implications Ensure aged debt is collected and managed appropriately, encouraging timely payment of client accounts Promote a warm and welcoming environment for residents, families, and Barchester staff Ensure rota's are complete Complete employment checks and payroll for home-based staff Demonstrate a positive and professional attitude both over the telephone and in person Supervise and support the home's administration team Manage safe contentsREWARDS AND BENEFITS Unlimited access to our generous refer a friend scheme, earning up to xc2xa3500* per referral Access to a wide range of retail and leisure discounts at big brands and supermarkets Free access to medical specialists, who are available for a second opinion if you need it to make a decision with confidence Confidential and free access to counselling and legal services Tax code review service, where we will check that you are on the right code and paying the right level of tax Option to join our monthly staff lottery alongside thousands of colleagues across the UK*Terms & conditions apply
If you would like to use your finance and administrative skills in an organisation that truly values your contribution whilst providing exceptional quality care, Barchester is the place to be.
5432
7766
#TJ
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A good level of numeracy skills, strong commercial acumen, and experience in areas such as credit control, invoice chasing, purchase/sales ledgers, payroll, and management accounts. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook, is also required. An AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficial.

• A good level of numeracy skills, strong commercial acumen, and experience in areas such as credit control, invoice chasing, purchase/sales ledgers, payroll, and management accounts. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Excel, and Outlook, is also required. An AAT/NVQ Level 2 in Administration would be beneficial.