Job overview

 Fantastic opportunity has arisen for a hardworking and proactive individual to join the Haematology Department at Northwick Park Hospital to deliver administrative service.

This post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and full bookings, cancelling of outpatient clinics, ensuring that all targets are adhered to and met.

You will need to demonstrate good communication, organisation and prioritisation skills and be able to work on your own initiative under minimal supervisor.

The successful applicant will be a team player, but also able to work individually. You will be a confident and clear communicator possessing excellent computerised data management and verbal reasoning skills. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who can demonstrate excellent attention to detail and accuracy and experience in prioritising workloads.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Clinical Support Team to provide a comprehensive clerical support service
• Responsibility for data entry and maintenance of database systems.
• Assists in the organisation of workload management - word processing, distributing and filing etc.
• Liaison with clinical and admin staff both within and outside the department.
• Contact with patients and other relevant external agencies & extensive contact with GP's patients and other relevant external agencies.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

•             Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

•             St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

•             Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

•             Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. 

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.