Administration Assistant- Clinical Genetics


Location
Salary
£25,272 per annum
Profession
Administrative assistant
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
16 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
02 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

6 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifcations

    English Language at Grace C or above

  • Qualifcations

    NVQ L2 in Business Admin or equivalent admin experience

  • Qualifcations

    Working knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access

  • Qualifcations

    Experience in administration and receptionist duties

  • Qualifcations

    Manage own workload

  • Qualifcations

    Planning and organisation skills

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifcations

    Experience of working in a Health Care setting or similar setting

Job overview

To provide secretarial, administrative and clerical support to Clinical staff in the care of Clinical Genetic patients.

The post holder will provide support to the secretarial/admin team ensuring patient quality standards are maintained.

Main duties of the job

To be the unit support in administration process and computer systems:

Providing support where appropriate to colleagues during induction and on-going training

Identifying and reporting ways of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the functioning of an office/system to team leader

Ensure that the standard operating procedures are followed without compromise to patient care

Owing to the changing nature of the service, the duties and responsibilities within posts and the obligations placed upon post holders will inevitably vary and develop. In view of this, the job description will need to be reviewed and subsequently may be altered. Any resulting changes will be subject to consultation with the post holder. There will be a regular review of this job description, which as a minimum will be carried out annually by the responsible managers and the post holder

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for Administration Assistant- Clinical Genetics with Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Administrative assistant role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Oct 2026.

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