About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, proactive Admin Clerk within the Paediatric Department who will primarily be based with our Paediatric Nurse Liaison Service.
The successful post holder will be expected to cover other Paediatric areas if required. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a Team, has good interpersonal skills and are efficient individuals with excellent communication and IT skills.
You will be an integral member of the Community and Liaison team, providing an effective day-to-day clerical support to facilitate the smooth running of these services.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be required to provide comprehensive and confidential administrative and clerical activities. These will include answering the telephone, meeting and greeting staff, filing, general clerical duties such as data collection and using NHS IT systems eg. EMIS, in order to meet the needs of the service in accordance with Departmental, Trust and National standards, policies and procedures.
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About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 24th June 2026
Closing date: 8th July 2026
Shortlisting date: from 9th July 2026
Proposed Interview date: w/c 20th July 2026
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good general education to O level / GCSE
Desirable
Computer course i.e. ECDL
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Computer knowledge / key board skills Previous NHS Experience Experience in an administrative post
Desirable
Ability to process and store information
Skills & Abilities Essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work effectively as both an individual and as a team Ability to plan, monitor & organise own workload Ability to deal with the public & relatives in a calm & effective manner
Other Essential
Working in a Clinical Department Working in a fast paced environment
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 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Ormskirk Hosital
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)