Administrative Officer

Job summary

Our administration staff are the engine that keep our hospitals and services running smoothly and provide excellent business support to our staff and patients. If you're passionate about making a difference, have solid IT and organisational skills and an eye for detail, one of our admin roles could be the job for you.

Whether you are great at customer service and enjoy welcoming and helping people, love delving into detail to see a task through independently or thrive off working in a team to help deliver projects and services, we have variety of roles to suit your skills.

Full time opportunities are available covering a range of working patterns including evenings and weekends, and include both permanent and fixed terms positions. You'll also also have a choice of working locations, including our sites at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Northern General Hospital, Jessops Maternity Hospital, Weston Park Hospital, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and Community Services.

When you apply just tell us your skills and experience, the kind of role, hours, and location you are looking for, and we'll help find the right job for you.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do day-to-day will depend on which role you want to apply for. As a Receptionist or Clerk you could be welcoming patients and helping with their appointments, helping keep records and data up-to-date as Health Records staff, answering and transferring phonecalls as a Switchboard Operator, supporting senior managers as a Personal Assistant or Medical Secretary, or a combination of all of these in a broader Admin or Clerical Officer role.

The national NHS Careers website has more information on what each of these roles involves, including for:

• Administration and Clerical staff
• Clerks
• Health Records staff
• Medical Secretaries / Personal Assistants
• Receptionists
• Secretaries / Typists
• Telephonists / Switchboard Operators

Whatever the role you choose, you'll likely need good IT and communication skills, be highly organised and have attention to detail, and confident working both independently and alongside others colleagues in a busy environment.

Whatever the role you choose, you'll likely need good IT and communication skills, be highly organised and have attention to detail, and confident working both independently and alongside others colleagues in a busy environment.

About us

At Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, we respect and value all of our staff, and the patients and communities we serve. We are a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provide excellent staff benefits, including pay, annual leave, pensions, staff discounts, and subsidised childcare.

We are also committed to professional development our staff. If you are successful in your application for this job role, you will be offered the opportunity to start on a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship.Completing the apprenticeship offers a gateway to further career opportunities and senior roles with us.