Project Support Officer

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Project Support Officer

The closing date is 15 May 2026

Leeds Recovery College delivers a range of community-based educational training and wellbeing courses to help increase awareness and understanding of mental health, wellbeing and personal recovery.

Arts & Minds works alongside Leeds Recovery College and delivers a range of arts and creativity spaces, workshops and exhibitions in the community and within NHS services to support the use of creativity to improve mental wellbeing.

The Project Support Officer for Leeds Recovery College provides organised, responsive back-office support and administrative functions for the Recovery College helping to ensure that our programme of courses run smoothly.

Please note that this position is required on site at Asket Croft, Leeds at all times.

Main duties of the job

The role includes:

• Establishing and maintaining effective office management systems and undertaking administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the service.
• Acting as a central point of contact and responding to enquiries in good time.
• Ordering resources and keeping clear records of stock and supplies.
• Coordinating regular email communications to students.
• Maintaining and updating the college's online booking system to ensure course information and attendance records are correct.
• Working closely with the Arts & Minds Project Support Officer as and when required to provide project support.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS discount offers.

We also have a bank department, offering a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, health care support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Recruitment values and application information

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Please be aware that this vacancy will close early if the maximum number of applications is reached.

Person Specification Experience

• Ability to demonstrate experience of general administrative duties (e.g. note taking, photocopying, digital filing systems).
• Experience of managing diaries, arranging and coordinating meetings or events.

Values-Based

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience in Business Administration or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate effective IT skills (e.g. MS Office packages, and online software, e.g. Canva).

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 name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Recovery College (required on site in Leeds)