Medical Protection — indemnity for locally employed doctors from £79
Location
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
27 May 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
20 May 2026

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join the Dermatology Department as a Clinical Administrator.

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: 10 June 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 regarding prescriptions are dealt with efficiently.
  • Obtaining information for patient’s queries where appropriate and calling them back.
  • Working with external home care companies.
  • 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.