# Single Point of Access Call Handler Team Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/single-point-of-access-call-handler-team-administrator/35b9784f-a487-4ffd-9975-39235c68d6cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/single-point-of-access-call-handler-team-administrator/35b9784f-a487-4ffd-9975-39235c68d6cd.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 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (May be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T08:51:56.255Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Seaton_Delaval/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Admin_Clerical/Admin_Clerical-v7980743 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7980743?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Team members for the Single Point of Access service support the District Nursing and unplanned community response team, providing a mixture of call handling and administrative duties for the Community Response Team,  District Nursing, Carepoint, Virtual Ward, and Two Hour Urgent Care Response  services. Based in the offices at our Seaton Delaval site, a standard shift will be a mix of duties depending upon the work needing support. Staff will use a variety of systems including Avaya and Liberty phone systems and IT systems such as  PAS, SystmOne, Nerve centre, Outlook and Microsoft Office. We are looking to recruit a diverse and flexible team with good people skills and ability to deal with customers over the phone. Team members need to be able to follow processes and work cooperatively within a team. This service currently works 7 days a week 7am - 11pm working various shift patterns covering days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. 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 To act as a first point of contact for service users, health professionals and other organisations wishing to access the service. To support the team in the day to day running and maintenance of the Urgent Care Response Team  by providing a high quality comprehensive secretarial and administrative support. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Call handling and admin support. - Regularly have contact with visitors and the wider general public and be able to communicate in the most appropriate format the remit of the service. - The post holder will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate cross boundary working and relationships ensuring consistent information is provided across the client pathway. ## Job Details Team members for the Single Point of Access service support the District Nursing and unplanned community response team, providing a mixture of call handling and administrative duties for the Community Response Team, District Nursing, Carepoint, Virtual Ward, and Two Hour Urgent Care Response services. Based in the offices at our Seaton Delaval site, a standard shift will be a mix of duties depending upon the work needing support. Staff will use a variety of systems including Avaya and Liberty phone systems and IT systems such as PAS, SystmOne, Nerve centre, Outlook and Microsoft Office. We are looking to recruit a diverse and flexible team with good people skills and ability to deal with customers over the phone. Team members need to be able to follow processes and work cooperatively within a team. This service currently works 7 days a week 7am - 11pm working various shift patterns covering days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. 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. ## Job Description To act as a first point of contact for service users, health professionals and other organisations wishing to access the service. To support the team in the day to day running and maintenance of the Urgent Care Response Team by providing a high quality comprehensive secretarial and administrative support. ## Responsibilities Call handling and admin support. Regularly have contact with visitors and the wider general public and be able to communicate in the most appropriate format the remit of the service. The post holder will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate cross boundary working and relationships ensuring consistent information is provided across the client pathway. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good typing skills to RSA III/ECDL standard or equivalent experience. - Good standard of general education **Desirable** - Other secretarial/administrative qualifications ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Previous NHS experience - Experience of working with service user of health/social care services with direct client contact - Experience of providing secretarial support using Microsoft Word, Publisher, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint to create service documentation and any other system or equipment as appropriate - Relevant experience as an administrator or secretary - Experience of Minute taking and general administration of meetings ## 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) - [single point of access call handler team administrator (pdf, 259.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10312212) ## 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.