# Bank Clerical Officer

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

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## 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:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week (As and when required)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T08:22:13.720Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Berwick/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8107412
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8107412?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Clerical/Admin Assistants to join our bank, for Berwick.  In return you will can offer you:

- Flexible hours; choose when and where you want to work
- Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours
- Paid annual leave
- NHS pension scheme
- A fast-track recruitment process if you move to a substantive role
- Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services
- Access to Services, such as those provided by our Staff Wellbeing Team
- Ability to book your shifts from home using our online portal
- Option to block-book shifts in a set period
- SMS notifications of shift availability
- Access to staff newsletters and bulletins
- Eligible for various local and national discounts which are available to NHS staff
- Free uniform, where applicable

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our busy  Bank. The beauty of bank is that you can pick and chose where and when you wish to work and gain a greater understanding of the amazing teams in Northumbria.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates who are able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

This post is for Bank Clerical Assistants able to pick up shifts in Berwick however shifts elsewhere will also be available. Including our community settings in Haltwhistle, Berwick, Alnwick, Morpeth, Rothbury, Blyth as well as our main hospitals in Hexham, Ashington, North Tyneside and Cramlington.

We have a range on Monday-Friday day shifts as well as earlies, lates, twilight, nights and weekends.  With bank you can pick and choose which shifts suit you.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the general efficient running of sub-specialty offices including data inputting, transcribing, typing, filing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post , dealing with telephone enquiries and other admin duties.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in three subjects including English and Mathematics Grade A-D or equivalent experience to demonstrate good numeracy or literacy skills
- NVQ Level 2 in customer care/admin or equivalent experience

**Desirable**

- RSA 3/OCR (or equivalent)
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology & procedures
- ECDL

## 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)
- [adm7630 clerical officer jd&ps (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10443604)

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