Administration Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Administration Assistant

The closing date is 04 March 2026.

Applications are invited from candidates who are suitably qualified and experienced in administrative duties and clerical work to offer administrative support to our busy paediatric speech and language therapy teams.

We are looking for a highly organised individual, who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our friendly and supportive admin team providing a comprehensive clerical and secretarial service to the team of Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants in the paediatric service.

Main duties of the post include answering telephone queries from patients / families / professionals, booking appointments, sending out clinical correspondence and maintaining admin systems, including Systm One. Other varied duties of the post will include handling post, photocopying, filing and typing clinical correspondence.

This post would be suitable for staff who have completed a Business Admin Apprenticeship and/or for staff looking to offer administrative support to a clinical, community-based service.

Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
• Experience using IT systems
• Experience working in an office environment
• Knowledge of a range of office procedures
• Knowledge of IT skills

This post is based within the main paediatric SLT admin hub at Shiremoor Resource Centre, though the postholder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Therefore the postholder must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

• NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
• Good general level of educational up to GCSE/ O level
• Experience of using IT systems
• Experience of working in an office environment

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust