Clerical Officer

4 days ago


Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited from candidates who are suitably qualified and experienced in clerical work to join our busy Cardiac investigations Departmentat Wansbeck General Hospital.

The successful candidate will support the clinicians in managing waiting lists and arranging diagnostic tests in the department as well as greeting patients in the waiting area as receptionist.

You will be required to have or gain good knowledge of our patient administration system and should be proficient in all IT packages and their applications.

The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the clinicians in managing waiting lists and arranging diagnostic tests in the department as well as greeting patients, filing, retrieval scanning and storage of electronic patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries

You will be required to have or gain good knowledge of our patient administration system and should be proficient in all IT packages and their applications.

The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the general efficient running of the Cardiology Investigations Department filing, manage referrals and booking of appointments for diagnostic testing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries and patients within the department.

To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required.

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

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

Experience

Essential

o IT skills in the use of Microsoft products (Word, Excel etc.)

Desirable

o Medical Secretary Training o Audio typing skills
  • Clerical Officer

    2 weeks ago


    Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    X2 positions available - x1 Clerical Officer based at Wansbeck General Hopsital and x1 Clerical Officer based at North Tyneside General Hospital.Previous applicants need not apply.

  • Clerical Officer

    6 days ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    To assist in the general efficient running of sub-speciality offices including typing/G2transcription, filing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealingwith 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.

  • Clerical Officer

    1 week ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. -...

  • Clerical Officer

    5 days ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    To assist in the general efficient running of the Cardiology Investigations Department filing, manage referrals and booking of appointments for diagnostic testing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries and patients within the department. To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required.

  • Clerical Officer

    6 days ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. -...

  • Clerical Assistant

    2 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Physiotherapy at Wansbeck General Hospital are looking to recruit a permanent full-time clerical officer.

  • Clerical Assistant

    2 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Physiotherapy at Wansbeck General Hospital are looking to recruit a permanent full-time clerical officer. The post holder will be responsible for general administrative tasks, which will include operating our telephone system, dealing with telephone queries and booking patient appointments and transcription of clinical letters. The administrative team also...

  • Clerical Assistant

    3 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Paediatric Physiotherapy at Wansbeck General Hospital are looking to recruit a permanent part-time clerical officer. The post holder will be responsible for general administrative tasks, which will include operating our telephone system, dealing with telephone queries and booking patient appointments and transcription of clinical letters. The post holder...

  • Clerical Officer

    2 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    To provide administrative support to the team to improve the efficiency of services. To carry out general administrative duties including but not limited to - Co-ordinate meetings, book venues, produce agendas and type minutes. Point of contact for AWM service for external agencies and clients. To answer the telephone and take messages. Producing documents...

  • Clerical Officer

    3 weeks ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT provides health and social care services in Primary care, Acute hospitals, Community hospitals and services and adult Social care (PACS) through the 10000 employed staff. Northumbria Healthcare’s Nutrition and Dietetics Administrative team provides support to all of our dietetic services. This post will be specifically aligned...

  • Clerical Officer

    2 weeks ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT provides health and social care services in Primary care, Acute hospitals, Community hospitals and services and adult Social care (PACS) through the 10000 employed staff. Northumbria Healthcare’s Nutrition and Dietetics Administrative team provides support to all of our dietetic services. This post will be specifically aligned...

  • Clerical Officer

    2 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Clerical Officer

    1 week ago


    Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    The post holder must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Office Administrator

    3 weeks ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Morph Clinical Services Full time

    Responsibilities: - Supervise staff onboarding - Recruitment Administration tasks - Complete office tasks to a high standard of completion - Handle sensitive information and documents - Communicate and coordinate with clients, vendors, staffs and other departments - Create and update databases, inclusive of Microsoft Excel - Answer and direct phone calls...

  • Lead Team Secretary

    2 weeks ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking to appoint a highly motivated individual to cover maternity leave to manage our busy Admin Team as a Lead Team Secretary in the Child Health Centre at Wansbeck General Hospital. You should be suitably qualified and experienced in secretarial work, as well as having experience of managing and allocating workloads to administrative staff....

  • Clerical Assistant

    3 months ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    You need excellent communication skills and resilience to clearly communicate verbally with members of the public where there may be barriers to understanding. MDT and team meetings take place regularly so the ability to undertake the typing of minutes as appropriate using PC based word processing and spreadsheet packages is essential. A knowledge of SWIFT,...

  • Lead Team Secretary

    2 weeks ago


    Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking to appoint a highly motivated individual to cover maternity leave to manage our busy Admin Team as a Lead Team Secretary in the Child Health Centre at Wansbeck General Hospital.You should be suitably qualified and experienced in secretarial work, as well as having experience of managing and allocating workloads to administrative staff....

  • Lead Team Secretary

    2 weeks ago


    Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    To act as Lead Secretary to a specialty team which consists of secretaries, clerical officers and outpatient clerks. Plan, allocate and supervise the work of a team. Provide comprehensive secretarial service to consultant(s) and their team. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture...


  • Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Performs a basic range of cardiac investigations, mostly covering 12 lead Electrocardiographs (ECG), also includes fitting and removing 24 hour monitors, blood pressure monitors and event recorders. Performing of cardiac tests includes appropriate skin preparation and correct electrode placement. Follows set policies and guidelines as set by both trust...


  • Ashington, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Performs a basic range of cardiac investigations, mostly covering 12 lead Electrocardiographs (ECG), also includes fitting and removing 24 hour monitors, blood pressure monitors and event recorders. Performing of cardiac tests includes appropriate skin preparation and correct electrode placement. Follows set policies and guidelines as set by both trust...