# Clerk/Typist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clerktypist/85d61e0d-f78a-463b-9ac0-3b82b33bd238 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clerktypist/85d61e0d-f78a-463b-9ac0-3b82b33bd238.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Newcastle Upon Tyne - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 21 hours per week (Monday - Tuesday - Thursday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-01T23:03:09.692Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Royal_Victoria_Infirmary/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/MSU_Medical_Secretaries/MSU_Medical_Secretaries-v8124599 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8124599?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Clerk Typist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This role is vital to the smooth running of a department,  you will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to a multidisciplinary team, including Consultants, and Specialist Nurses. Trauma and Orthopaedics is a very busy and dynamic place of work, providing care for patients with a variety of health care needs. Specialties include Foot & Ankle, Spinal Services, Trauma Services, Paediatrics, Sarcoma, and Hip and Knee. - Interview Date: 20 July 2026 - 21 Hours/Week - 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. NO AGENCIES PLEASE ### Main duties of the job 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. - E-Referral - Dealing with enquiries from patients, relatives and staff - Scanning and photocopying - Booking appointments - Team working You should be self-motivated, reliable and well organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Be able to demonstrate administrative  experience with appropriate qualifications, be able to work efficiently and methodically with good attention to detail without direct supervision. The post holder should be flexible to the needs of the service with a positive and proactive attitude. The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills, be able to prioritise workload effectively with excellent attention to detail. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Working within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff within their team, i.e. Specialist Nurses - Audio typing of letters and documents - Proof reading of letters - Deal with telephone enquires promptly. - Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of medical staff - Cover admin posts Trust wide as required - E-Referral ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Clerk Typist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Department at the Royal Victoria Infirmary. This role is vital to the smooth running of a department, you will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to a multidisciplinary team, including Consultants, and Specialist Nurses. Trauma and Orthopaedics is a very busy and dynamic place of work, providing care for patients with a variety of health care needs. Specialties include Foot & Ankle, Spinal Services, Trauma Services, Paediatrics, Sarcoma, and Hip and Knee. Interview Date: 20 July 2026 21 Hours/Week 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. NO AGENCIES PLEASE ## Job Description 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. E-Referral Dealing with enquiries from patients, relatives and staff Scanning and photocopying Booking appointments Team working You should be self-motivated, reliable and well organised with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Be able to demonstrate administrative experience with appropriate qualifications, be able to work efficiently and methodically with good attention to detail without direct supervision. The post holder should be flexible to the needs of the service with a positive and proactive attitude. The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills, be able to prioritise workload effectively with excellent attention to detail. ## Responsibilities Working within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff within their team, i.e. Specialist Nurses Audio typing of letters and documents Proof reading of letters Deal with telephone enquires promptly. Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of medical staff Cover admin posts Trust wide as required E-Referral ## Person Specification ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Good IT skills to include office software packages - Good keyboard skills and Text Processing ability - Good communication skills both written verbal and telephone skills **Desirable** - Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Understanding of confidentiality issues **Desirable** - Previous work experience - Understanding of medical terminology - Previous audio typing experience ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - Minimum of 4 GCSEs, Level 9 – 4 (A* - C), including English Language, or equivalent level qualification or relevant experience - OCR I or equivalent qualification / experience - Understanding of confidentiality issues **Desirable** - Successful completion of an intermediate (level 2) apprenticeship in Business Administration ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10421205) - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.