Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clerical Officer, Band 2

The closing date is 10 August 2025

Job summary

We are currently seeking a Part Time Clerical Officer to join our Oncology team at Cheltenham General Hospital.

Hours: 22.5 hours per week across 5 days Monday - Friday,

We are seeking a highly motivated, energetic and hardworking individual to join our very busy team in Oncology.

We require hard working individuals to join our team, delivering a smooth and efficient administration service to support Outpatient Services in Oncology for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful post holder will be working within a demanding but rewarding environment, as you will be contributing to the patients receiving their care.

You will ensure that necessary clinical paperwork is processed efficiently and support the preparation of clinics and medical notes.

Main duties of the job

- To provide comprehensive administrative support to the Oncology Department

- Assisting with the maintenance and filing/scanning of electronic and paper Oncology case notes within the various secretarial and admin offices in the department

- Accessing various hospital systems to retrieve results as required

- Entering patient data into the patient administration system (Trak) on a daily basis

- Preparing incoming and outgoing postal correspondence

- Returning and tracking of paper hospital notes to the appropriate department or hospital

- Assisting with typing tasks as required

- Conversing with patients/relatives over the telephone; this requires sensitivity as the post holder may be required to deal with people who have difficulty understanding the situation or who maybe aggressive and/or upset.

- Assisting with a variety of tasks to help the wider teams as required

-Provide relief admin cover for absences within the department as required

- Possess a flexible/adaptable approach to work in order to meet various deadlines across the dept.

About us

Our friendly and hardworking administration team support the Outpatient Services in Oncology for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The Oncology Department admin team is made up of Clerical Officer/Receptionists, Clerical Officers, Medical Secretaries, Booking Services who work as a team to support a large and busy cohort of clinical staff.

You will be an integral part of this hardworking team.

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-25-T0540

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital (Oncology Centre)

Keynsham Road entrance

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a full and comprehensive administrative support to the Oncology Department.

Please see Job Description for full details

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a full and comprehensive administrative support to the Oncology Department.

Please see Job Description for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
  • Computer literate in Microsoft Office packages

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, clinicians and patients
  • Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital environment, or suitable office experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
  • Computer literate in Microsoft Office packages

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, clinicians and patients
  • Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a hospital environment, or suitable office experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cheltenham General Hospital (Oncology Centre)

Keynsham Road entrance

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN


Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cheltenham General Hospital (Oncology Centre)

Keynsham Road entrance

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN


Employer's website

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administration Manager

Jennifer Wike

jennifer.wike@nhs.net

03004224029

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year (pro rata if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-25-T0540

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital (Oncology Centre)

Keynsham Road entrance

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN


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