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Main area
317 Urology Specialty - FH
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
317-2024-29-029
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Freeman Hospital
Town
317 01 Freeman Hospital
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
09/08/2024

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Administrator

Band 3

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Urology for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and hard-working experienced Clinical Administrator to join our admin team.

The Urology Department at Freeman Hospital is one of the leading providers of urology services in the UK.  We cater to patients in the North East - around Newcastle upon Tyne and extending in to Cumbria and the Scottish borders.

The successful applicants should have excellent customer care and communication skills, a confident telephone manner, good IT skills, show attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, have the ability to use their own initiative and have previous experience of working in a fast paced office environment.  Working well as part of a team and a positive proactive attitude is essential. 

You will be expected to organise and prioritise your own workload and this will require you to be flexible and adaptable to meet the changing needs of the service. 

  • Interview Date Friday, 09 August 2024
  • 30 Hours/Week
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

  • The successful candidate will play a vital role in co-ordinating, organising and booking patients via our e-referral service. 
  • It is desirable that applicants have experience and knowledge of medical NHS settings, patient processes and booking systems.  
  • Applicants should be well-motivated, able to work accurately and efficiently, both on their own and as part of a team. 

We actively encourage candidates to contact the department before or after submitting their application to ask questions or to arrange a visit.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Working within a team of administrative staff to provide a comprehensive support service to Consultants, Medical Staff and other clinical members of their team e.g. Specialist Nurses and Therapists
  • Communicates with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of the medical team
  • Provide cover for Team Leader within your administration team as required
  • Cover Clinical Administrator posts Trust wide as required

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria
  • • Level 3 qualification in administration or equivalent/relevant experience in administrative role(s)
  • • English qualification at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 9-4 or A*-C, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 2)
  • • Maths qualification at Level 1 (GCSE Grades 3-2 or D-F, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 1

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of secretarial/administrative procedures
Desirable criteria
  • • NHS Administration/Secretarial experience
  • • Working Knowledge of NHS Systems e.g. eRecord, System One
  • • Knowledge of medical terminology

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • • IT Skills to include MS Office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • • Advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills
  • • Excellent communication skills
  • • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • • Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative
  • • Ability to accurately input, collate and present information

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kerry Brooks
Job title
Administration Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01912448318
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