# Administration Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administration-assistant/01874b3b-74a0-4a00-997b-1526e2a853da
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/administration-assistant/01874b3b-74a0-4a00-997b-1526e2a853da.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** North Shields
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 Pro rata per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22T08:42:44.937Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Shiremoor/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8148356
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8148356?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Applications are invited from candidates who are suitably qualified and experienced in administrative duties and clerical work to offer administrative support to our busy paediatric speech and language therapy teams.

We are looking for a highly organised individual, who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills to join our friendly and supportive admin team providing a comprehensive clerical and secretarial service to the team of Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants in the paediatric service.

### Main duties of the job

Main duties of the post include answering telephone queries from patients / families / professionals, booking appointments, sending out clinical correspondence and maintaining admin systems, including SystmOne.  Other varied duties of the post will include handling post, photocopying, filing and typing clinical correspondence.

This post would be suitable for staff who have completed a Business Admin Apprenticeship and/or for staff looking to offer administrative support to a clinical, community-based service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Essential Criteria

- NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
- Experience using IT systems
- Experience working in an office environment
- Knowledge of a range of office procedures
- knowledge of IT skills

This post is based within the main SLT admin hub at Shiremoor Resource Centre, though the postholder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust. Therefore the postholder must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ level 2 or equivalent experience
- Good general level of educational up to GCSE/ O level
- Experience of using IT systems
- Experience of working in an office environment

## Documents

- [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867)
- [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899)
- [com1196 administration assistant jd&ps (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10472448)

## Agent Notes

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