The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clerical Assistant

The closing date is 28 January 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a full or part time reliable, motivated and flexible individual to join Community Services and be part of the Administration Team.

The post holder will be expected to work evenings and weekends up until 10pm, on a rota basis providing support to Community Nursing, working within the Single Point of Access Team based at Regent Point. The role will include receiving calls from patients, carers, relatives, Health Professionals and other service users.

The admin staff within thisservices work between 8am and 10pmon a rota basis including evening, weekends and bank holidays.

  • Interview Date: 9 February 2026
  • 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 AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside other clerical staff to evaluate and prioritise workload in a busy environment and respond to the constantly changing needs of the service users in line with local and national targets. They willprovide a high standard of admin support to clinical staff handling telephone calls, usingelectronic health record SystmOneand receiving requests from patients, carers, service users and Health professionals.

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

  • Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
  • Freeman Hospital
  • Newcastle Dental Hospital
  • Cramlington Manor Walks
  • Urgent treatment centres
  • Newcastle Fertility Centre
  • Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
  • Northern Genetics Service

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

23 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

317-2026-04-44-DR

Job locations

Molineux Street NHS Centre

317 Molineux Street NHS Centre

NE6 1SG


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To provide a high standard of support to Clinical staff handling telephone calls.
  • To use an electronic referral process (SystmOne) to ensure requests are responded to in a professional, confidential and efficient manner.
  • To receive requests from patients and carers, acute hospitals, GP practices, Social Services and health care agencies.
  • To communicate directly with members of the public and other services.
  • To abide by Trust policies and procedures
  • To be an effective part of the team contributing to the departmental objectives.
  • Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other office duties as required e.g. general tidiness, pre-determined stock levels are met and equipment is clean, and stored correctly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To provide a high standard of support to Clinical staff handling telephone calls.
  • To use an electronic referral process (SystmOne) to ensure requests are responded to in a professional, confidential and efficient manner.
  • To receive requests from patients and carers, acute hospitals, GP practices, Social Services and health care agencies.
  • To communicate directly with members of the public and other services.
  • To abide by Trust policies and procedures
  • To be an effective part of the team contributing to the departmental objectives.
  • Post holder will be expected to contribute to housekeeping and other office duties as required e.g. general tidiness, pre-determined stock levels are met and equipment is clean, and stored correctly.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Office Procedures
  • Microsoft Office IT packages

Desirable

  • SystmOne IT package

SKILLS

Essential

  • Customer Care skills
  • Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
  • Working as part of a team
  • Working with minimum supervision using own initiative
  • Ability to work within a changing environment
  • Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multi-agency environment

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Good standard of General Education

Desirable

  • Experience of using SystmOne IT package (training will be given)
  • Awareness of NHS policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification / experience

Desirable

  • ECDL
Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Office Procedures
  • Microsoft Office IT packages

Desirable

  • SystmOne IT package

SKILLS

Essential

  • Customer Care skills
  • Awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
  • Working as part of a team
  • Working with minimum supervision using own initiative
  • Ability to work within a changing environment
  • Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multi-agency environment

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Good standard of General Education

Desirable

  • Experience of using SystmOne IT package (training will be given)
  • Awareness of NHS policies and procedures

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification / experience

Desirable

  • ECDL

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

Molineux Street NHS Centre

317 Molineux Street NHS Centre

NE6 1SG


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

Molineux Street NHS Centre

317 Molineux Street NHS Centre

NE6 1SG


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Team Lead

Jackie Wilson

Jackie.wilson11@nhs.net

01912826627

Details

Date posted

23 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

317-2026-04-44-DR

Job locations

Molineux Street NHS Centre

317 Molineux Street NHS Centre

NE6 1SG


Supporting documents

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