# Clinical Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-administrator/3156d66f-02af-473d-8252-1b26dfc6853e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-administrator/3156d66f-02af-473d-8252-1b26dfc6853e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Freeman Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T09:50:36.543Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Freeman_Hospital/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Medicine_Cardiac/Adult_Medicine_Cardiac-v8233333 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233333?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join the Cardiology Team as a Clinical Administrator at the Freeman Hospital. The role involves working closely with medical and nursing staff. Post holders will be required to provide an efficient administrative service to the clinicians and their teams. The ability to work independently and follow the policies and procedures for the department is essential. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, reliability, must have an organised approach to work and attention to detail are all essential to help support patient flow through the service. Though the job can be challenging at times it is also rewarding. The role has lots of variety and ad-hoc demands and the post holder must possess excellent time management and planning skills. The position provides the opportunity to work within a very supportive and welcoming team and to further develop existing knowledge and skills. Previous administration/secretarial experience in an NHS environment is preferred but not essential as full training will be given. - Interview Date Monday 07 September 2026 - 37 Hours 30 Minutes/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 - Talking to patients over the telephone and ensuring that their queries are dealt with efficiently. - Obtaining information for patient’s queries where appropriate and calling them back. - Keeping VR dictation up-to-date for the clinical team so that clinic letters, referrals and any other correspondence is sent out in a timely manner. - Opening and distributing post for the clinical team. - Making ad hoc appointments and requesting clinic builds. - Chasing results and/or checking appointments in other departments have been requested. - Working with other departments to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the Dept. - Ad hoc duties as requested by the clinical team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Working within a team of administrative staff to provide a comprehensive support service to Consultants, Medical Staff and other clinical members of their team e.g.Specialist Nurses and Therapists - Communicates with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of the medical team - Provide cover for Team Leader within your administration team as required - Cover Clinical Administrator posts Trust wide as required. ## Person Specification ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - IT Skills to include MS Office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint - Advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills - Excellent communication skills - Ability to work without direct supervision - Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative - Ability to accurately input, collate and present information ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Experience of secretarial/administrative procedures **Desirable** - NHS Administration/Secretarial experience - Working Knowledge of NHS Systems e.g. eRecord, System One - Knowledge of medical terminology ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - Level 3 qualification in administration or equivalent/relevant experience in administrative role(s) - English qualification at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 9-4 or A*-C, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 2) - Maths qualification at Level 1 (GCSE Grades 3-2 or D-F, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 1 ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 139.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543496) - [ps (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543497) - [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.