East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Respiratory & Sleep Administration Assistant - Respiratory Service

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Respiratory & Sleep Administration Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide effective administrative support service to the Respiratory & Sleep Disorder admin team including co-ordination of outpatients appointments, waiting lists and the patient helpline.

You will be required to work independently using your initiative and must apply a high degree of confidentiality to all aspects of your work as you will undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

On occasions you will sit front of house meeting and greeting patients and relatives as they arrive.

You will be working with all members of the Respiratory and sleep team which includes the respiratory Function and Sleep staff as well as the respiratory consultants and nurses ensuring timely management of patients attending the department.

This post requires effective communication and a level of confidence in dealing with the public. You will be supported by the staff in the unit with on the job training.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7585184-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to minimum GSCE level or equivalent
  • Experience of word processing
  • Experience of using databases

Desirable

  • RSA II or equivalent
  • Minute taking experience

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within outpatient or in an appropriate administrative role
  • Handling telephone enquires with confidence
  • Dealing with patients & relatives
  • Experience of Lorenzo
  • Experience in audit

Desirable

  • Secretarial experience
  • NHS experience
  • Experience with Respiratory

Skills

Essential

  • Organisational skills
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Customer relation skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of MS Access and Excel spread sheets
  • Knowledge of Lorenzo

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills for dealing with patients who are verbally or physically aggressive
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of Local and National target (RTT 18 weeks and 6 weeks for diagnostics)

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Educated to minimum GSCE level or equivalent
  • Experience of word processing
  • Experience of using databases

Desirable

  • RSA II or equivalent
  • Minute taking experience

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within outpatient or in an appropriate administrative role
  • Handling telephone enquires with confidence
  • Dealing with patients & relatives
  • Experience of Lorenzo
  • Experience in audit

Desirable

  • Secretarial experience
  • NHS experience
  • Experience with Respiratory

Skills

Essential

  • Organisational skills
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Customer relation skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to change

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of MS Access and Excel spread sheets
  • Knowledge of Lorenzo

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills for dealing with patients who are verbally or physically aggressive
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of Local and National target (RTT 18 weeks and 6 weeks for diagnostics)

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Respiratory & Sleep Physiologist

Ana Gaspar

ana.gaspar@nhs.net

01438284077

Details

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7585184-A

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Corey's Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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