Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Clerical Officer

The closing date is 09 July 2025

Job summary

Working in a small administrative team tosupport to a busy hub within the podiatry service. The job involves management of the referrals to the service and general administrative duties.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

The main duties include the processing of applications to the service, the ordering of supplies, data entry, and supporting the office manager. To manage the lone working of the community podiatrists on a daily basis. To support the service managers in the day to day delivery of the service.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See full job description , this contains details and main responsibilities.

To assist in the general efficient running of sub-specialty offices including typing, filing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries.
To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required.
To act up to Band 3 for short-term absences e.g. annual/sick leave

Date posted

25 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7185088IO-HAS-A

Job locations

Podiatry, Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities includes ensuring applications are managed in a timely manner, lone working is adhered to, data entry and supporting the office manager.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities includes ensuring applications are managed in a timely manner, lone working is adhered to, data entry and supporting the office manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in three subjects including English and Mathematics Grade A-D or equivalent experience to demonstrate good numeracy or literacy skills
NVQ Level 2 in customer care/admin or equivalent experience

Desirable

RSA 3/OCR (or equivalent)
Knowledge of Medical Terminology & procedures
ECDL

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in three subjects including English and Mathematics Grade A-D or equivalent experience to demonstrate good numeracy or literacy skills
NVQ Level 2 in customer care/admin or equivalent experience

Desirable

RSA 3/OCR (or equivalent)
Knowledge of Medical Terminology & procedures
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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Podiatry, Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Podiatry, Thomas Knight Unit, Blyth Community Hospital

Thoroton Street

Blyth

NE24 1DX

Employer's website

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