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Administrative Officer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 8 day(s) ago
Reference: 317-2026-37-16-DR-A
Job summary
To provide an effective and efficient administrative service across theorganisation ensuring that a high quality of customer care is delivered.To continue to develop and maintain competencies in all areas of work.
- Interview Date: 12 October 2026.
- 15 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
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
Provide an efficient and friendly reception service to patients and visitors, either in person or by telephone ensuring a high quality of customer care is delivered at all times.
Provide an efficient and effective service to all service users.
Provide advice and guidance to other members of staff in relation to processes .
About us
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.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Details
Date posted
28 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£25,272 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
317-2026-37-16-DR-A
Job locations
Royal Victoria Hopsital
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Departments are located in multiple sites across the Trust also incorporating the outlying resource centres and staff are required to work across all locations.
Job Purpose
- To provide an effective and efficient administrative service across theorganisation ensuring that a high quality of customer care is delivered
- To continue to develop and maintain competencies in all areas of work .
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Departments are located in multiple sites across the Trust also incorporating the outlying resource centres and staff are required to work across all locations.
Job Purpose
- To provide an effective and efficient administrative service across theorganisation ensuring that a high quality of customer care is delivered
- To continue to develop and maintain competencies in all areas of work .
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Previous reception/clerical experience
- Previous customer care experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills in windows based applications
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject (or on pathway) or equivalent qualification / experience
Knowledge & Experience
Desirable
- Previous reception/clerical experience
- Previous customer care experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers
- Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- IT skills in windows based applications
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
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Victoria Hopsital
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Victoria Hopsital
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom