South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Administration Assistant

The closing date is 24 March 2026

Job summary

Department of Pathology

The Pathology departments at South Tees Hospitals and North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals have recently collaborated to develop a single Pathology service within the Tees valley known as Tees Valley Pathology Service. There is a single management structure supporting staff on all of our hospital sites. As part of this development TVP is undertaking a significant programme of work, to implement new and update equipment throughout the departments.

These posts will provide an administration support service to the laboratory scientific and clinical staff, assisting the teams to maintain up to date, accurate and automated training and quality records that are required to maintain the exacting standards of Pathologies regulatory bodies . Post holders will be based at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough but will be required to travel to and work from any of the pathology departments within the organisation. This includes North Tes Hospital, University Hospital Hartlepool and the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Wanting to gain invaluable experience across a wide variety of roles
  • An enthusiastic team player
  • Able to work flexibly
  • An excellent communicator with a high level of interpersonal skill
  • An accurate typist with OCR/RSA qualification or equivalent level typing qualification or experience
  • Knowledgeable of Office, Outlook, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, E-mail and Internet
  • Able to demonstrate efficient and accurate word processing skills
  • Committed to personal development with evidence of this
  • Able to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and sensitivity
  • Aware of the importance of confidentiality

If you believe you are the person we are looking for we would be glad to hear from you.

This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

Your Leadership Impact

Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Details

Date posted

10 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CSS-7683622-B

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Understanding of clerical processes
  • Efficient and accurate word processing skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE's English and Maths A-C or equivalent qualification or equivalent work experience
  • NVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent experience or equivalent work experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Office and Outlook, including word, excel and powerpoint, e-mail and internet

Desirable

  • Previous experience working within a team
  • Healthcare / NHS Trust experience
  • Administrative experience
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Understanding of clerical processes
  • Efficient and accurate word processing skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE's English and Maths A-C or equivalent qualification or equivalent work experience
  • NVQ 2 in Business Administration or equivalent experience or equivalent work experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of Office and Outlook, including word, excel and powerpoint, e-mail and internet

Desirable

  • Previous experience working within a team
  • Healthcare / NHS Trust experience
  • Administrative 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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Quality Manager

Ann Wallis

ann.wallis@nhs.net

01642850850

Details

Date posted

10 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CSS-7683622-B

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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