Clinical Administrator; Team Secretary

Clinical Administrator (Team Secretary)

Band 3, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Carlisle, Cumbria.

The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. We provide a wide range of hospital and community services, supporting people with rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders.

Provide a high standard of secretarial and administrative support to consultants, medical staff and their teams, acting as a focal point of communication for the clinical team and assisting the NCCCNC Administration Manager in the organisation of the clinical team’s workload and the smooth running of the department.

• Operate within a team of administrative staff to provide comprehensive support to consultants and other clinical members of the team.
• Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of the medical team.
• Provide cover for Team Leader within the administration team as required.
• Cover Clinical Administrator posts trust‑wide as required.

• Level 3 qualification in administration or equivalent/relevant experience in an administrative role.
• English qualification at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 9–4 or A*–C, or Functional or Key Skills at Level
  2).
• Maths qualification at Level 1 (GCSE Grades 3–2 or D–F, or Functional or Key Skills at Level
  1).

• Experience of secretarial/administrative procedures.
• Working knowledge of NHS systems e.g. eRecord, System One.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

• IT skills to include MS Office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work without direct supervision.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative.
• Ability to accurately input, collate and present information.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve.

All successful candidates will need to complete a DBS check and may be asked to pay the DBS certificate by salary deduction. For further information on the application process, please visit the Newcastle Hospitals careers site.