Civil Service - admin jobs

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

I currently work in an admin role in an NHS hospital. I love my job, but there is absolutely no opportunity to work from home, this is impossible due to to the nature of the work.

I’m in my 50’s’ looking to work for another 10 or so years.

I’d love a hybrid work from home/going into the office job. I’m within commuting distance to London. I love the idea of a Civil Service job.

Does a purely administrative job (where no contact with the general public is required - I don’t want to have to telephone/or have to meet up with people!) in the Civil Service exist?

I have browsed online over the last few months with a bit of a lacklustre approach, but can’t see anything to fit this criteria.

Anyone with any advice?

Have a look at the Civil Service jobs website, or Indeed. Jobs do exist, and hybrid has just started in my office.

Do you live near a university? There’s lots of admin type roles available.

I’m not near a university unfortunately, otherwise that would have appealed as well.

That’s great to hear they do exist. Hmm, maybe I just need to up my game on the looking front.

Local government also worth considering. Most of the administrative and back office professional roles are still working on a hybrid basis and likely to continue.

@ThroughThickAndThin01

I'd try another NHS trust as ours a lot work from home but it does vary.

If you stay with the nhs in a different trust/role - better for your pension

Civil Service pension is better than NHS - 27% vs NHS 20% with a lot less stress.

worriedaboutmoney2022 I wouldn’t mind staying within the NHS, unfortunately our hospital is very small and there aren’t many jobs going at all, let alone some working from home opportunities. I am keeping an eye out at another bigger hospital and gp surgeries but so few jobs are admin only, I really don’t want any patient facing roles.

I’m happy enough doing what I’m doing but thought the Civil Service might be a good one to explore as there must be masses of jobs going. But I just don’t know if there are!

Yes, pension benefits concern me as well, I know the NHS is good, but that’s interesting that the Civil Service is considerably better.

I thought there was a big push to get civil servants back into the office?

A lot of civil service roles include customer contact via telephone, not just those based in the call centres. And yeah there is an increasing push on getting people back into the offices more and more.

I work in an admin role in the civil service and have no contact with the public (bliss). They do exist. Some jobs are advertised as 'national' so just try searching without a location on CS jobs.

I agree with PP about local councils, look out for jobs within emergency services as in my part of the UK these are all separate and advertise separately

I know there’s a push to get more civil servants back in to the office BUT I don’t have an opportunity to do any working from home right now so even one day working from home and the rest of the time in the office would be great for me.

it sounds like jobs do exist like this within the public sector but I just need to look harder!

Thanks everyone for your comments.

What sort of level are you at, OP?

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1785609&csource=csalerts

A lowly Band 3 Bewaldeth, although I know I am capable to aim higher. It’s the not wanting to converse with the public which is keeping the limits within NHS opportunities. There are so few pure admin jobs. Although my hospital is tiny which is limiting in itself. Thank you for the link.

I left NHS over 5 years ago was FT Band 3 Higher Clerical officer in A&E. I was only on point 3 of the band after working up from Band 2 receptionist. I was only "entitled" to an out of hours staff parking permit that cost me £72 a month from my wages but worked a rota that obviously included days/nights/weekends so if I was dayshift it cost me £9 a day to park. Public transport would add 3hrs to my working day and so sacrificed the parking for my time. Tea and coffee subs £10 a month and had a small salary sacrifice car even with enhanced rates for unsociable hours, quite often an extra 30 hours a month overtime working I rarely came out with more than £1150 a month.
I now work part time for a Local Authority WFH (pre Covid) 18.5 hrs flexible up to FT and on a flat month I come out with £990 for my 18.5hrs. It is the best thing I ever did.
Keep looking OP, hourly, daily - sign up to as many jobsites you can you will find what you're looking for. 🤞🤞🤞

An EO role will pay more than Band 4 NHS and there are several of those. I'm ex NHS admin and the civil service is a fabulous employer by contrast. Come over to the bright side!

Yes, minute taking is remote. Tech companies do fully remote and other companies are doing partly remote. I take minutes remotely, it's very nice and it's okay money for the time it takes.

Digital marketing can be remote. Do a small course then some research and get a beginner's job.

Train in tech support and find a remote job.

Just search, there are lots.

I work for the NHS and I work from home - why not look at other NHS providers other than an Acute Trust? Such as a CCG or NHS England?

I also agree with the previous poster in that you should try widening your search criteria on NHS Jobs to include 'national' positions and tick the box that specifies flexible/home working. Good luck!

Thank you everyone, lots of food for thought.

Think it’s time to dust off my cv . It is quite a nice position to be in, to have a job I am enjoying whilst also looking; - bit worried that my age will go against me.

Diedre44. You sound so happy now! I am lucky that my costs of working where I am are minimal; no cost to park on site, I am a 10 mile drive with no traffic, and I take a packed lunch with access to a kitchen and I can make my own hot drinks any time I like. And I like the work. It’s simply the benefit of working a bit from home which would be fabulous. Well, that and a bit more money.

I think I just need to blitz all the sites and see what’s out there for me.

Thanks again.