The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Secretary/ Clerical Officer

The closing date is 14 December 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated, organised individual to join our Admin team.

We are a multi disciplinary team with over 400 staff and we pride ourselves in achieving the highest standards of cleaning through out the Hospital by working in line with National standards.

We are looking for a motivated individual to join our team within Hotel Services, so if you hold or are working towards an NVQ level 3 in Administration or similar or equivalent qualification this role may be for you.

The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent communication, both verbal and written; time management skills and be able to organise and prioritise day-to-day tasks.

Being able to work as part of a team and also on your own initiative, flexibility to business needs is paramount to this role, as the post holder will be expected to cover colleagues during periods of absence.

Hours of post are as follows:

08:30-13:30 Wednesday

08:30-14:00 Thursday & Friday

  • Interview Date: 22nd December 2025
  • 16 hours per week -Part time hours available/flexible working required.

  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENICES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

Based within Estates department at RVI, the post holder will provide clerical/administrative support to the Department Management team. The post holder will manage front of house reception for the Hotel Services department and staff locker allocation in central change areas. The post holder will be responsible for inputting staff data into electronic systems and advise on anomalies and also preparing formal letters and documentation for HR purposes, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality at all times.

Flexibility in the role is a must due to business demands, holidays and possible absences.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

o Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Details

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

317-2025-44-41-DR-VA1

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Working as part of a team to provide comprehensive and efficient administration and clerical services to the Department Managers. This will include, managing front of house reception, including handling a high volume of incoming calls, liaising with Head of Nursing to arrange audits across site and preparing outcomes following Head of Nursing audits, completing staff timesheets for payroll, inputting staff data into electronic system, including daily process of Allocate and advise on anomalies, liaising with HR for staff meetings and prepare invites and complete outcome letters, managing all staff locker allocation in main changing areas.
  • The post holder will provide clerical assistance and support to the Department Managers.
  • To liaise with Head of Nursing to arrange audits across site and prepare outcomes. To deal with telephone enquiries from all disciplines forwarding onto the relevant personnel as appropriate
  • Establish and maintain a good working relationship and communication with all disciplines and departments
  • To assist in providing training to new members of administrative team.
  • To provide administrative and operational support to the Manager in HR functions. additional clerical duties as required
  • To promote equality and diversity and report any discrimination to line manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Working as part of a team to provide comprehensive and efficient administration and clerical services to the Department Managers. This will include, managing front of house reception, including handling a high volume of incoming calls, liaising with Head of Nursing to arrange audits across site and preparing outcomes following Head of Nursing audits, completing staff timesheets for payroll, inputting staff data into electronic system, including daily process of Allocate and advise on anomalies, liaising with HR for staff meetings and prepare invites and complete outcome letters, managing all staff locker allocation in main changing areas.
  • The post holder will provide clerical assistance and support to the Department Managers.
  • To liaise with Head of Nursing to arrange audits across site and prepare outcomes. To deal with telephone enquiries from all disciplines forwarding onto the relevant personnel as appropriate
  • Establish and maintain a good working relationship and communication with all disciplines and departments
  • To assist in providing training to new members of administrative team.
  • To provide administrative and operational support to the Manager in HR functions. additional clerical duties as required
  • To promote equality and diversity and report any discrimination to line manager

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Good standard of English Language / Maths at GCSE grade 4 and above or equivalent experience and in-depth knowledge of office administrative procedures and practices.
  • NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Good level of experience in an administrative role.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to use NHS computerised systems, ERA systems and ESR.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience in Admin.
  • Experience at Secretarial level.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and met deadlines
  • Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to make decisions
  • High level of accuracy and presentation
Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

  • Good standard of English Language / Maths at GCSE grade 4 and above or equivalent experience and in-depth knowledge of office administrative procedures and practices.
  • NVQ Level 3 in Administration or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Good level of experience in an administrative role.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to use NHS computerised systems, ERA systems and ESR.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience in Admin.
  • Experience at Secretarial level.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Good communication skills and interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and met deadlines
  • Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to make decisions
  • High level of accuracy and presentation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Employer's website

https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Hotel Services Manager

Marlena Swachta

marlena.swachta@nhs.net

01912824356

Details

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

317-2025-44-41-DR-VA1

Job locations

Royal Victoria Infirmary

317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary

NE1 4LP


Supporting documents

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