About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting quality patient care and would like to be part of a Service that provides care across the UK, are you looking for a new challenge?
We currently have a Clinical Administrator vacancy within the Women's Services Administrative Team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and would like to welcome you to be part of our innovative team!
If you are a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, then we want you! This role is crucial to providing and maintaining an efficient and effective service for patients and their families. We are looking for someone who likes to collaborate with others as well as across our amazing organisation. We are also looking for someone that has a great eye for detail.
If successful, you will be responsible for liaising with clinical and non-clinical professional staff for the delivery of a high standard of care. Your role will directly impact patient experience and be part of providing seamless delivery of care.
Interview Date Wednesday 19 August 2026 Full & Part Time Hours/Week Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity 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
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Main duties of the job
Please review the job description and Personal Specification for full essential criteria.
Successful applicant will be expected to use their own initiative, to work well as part of a team and to promote good working relationships with colleagues. In return, you will find that we're committed to the development and training of all staff; you will be supported to develop and broaden your knowledge and skills.
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
Job description Job 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education Essential
oLevel 3 qualification in administration or equivalent/relevant experience in administrative role(s) oEnglish qualification at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 9-4 or A*-C, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 2) oMaths qualification at Level 1 (GCSE Grades 3-2 or D-F, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 1
Knowledge & Experience Essential
oExperience of secretarial/administrative procedures
Desirable
oNHS Administration/Secretarial experience oWorking Knowledge of NHS Systems e.g. eRecord, System One oKnowledge of medical terminology
Skills & Abilities Essential
oIT Skills to include MS Office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint oAdvanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills oExcellent communication skills oAbility to work without direct supervision oAbility to manage time effectively and work on own initiative oAbility to accurately input, collate and present information
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 Infirmary
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)