Administrator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an Administrator role within the Nutrition and Dietetics department at North Tyneside General Hospital. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative support, manage telephone systems, monitor inboxes, book appointments, and type patient letters. It requires strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a need to work flexibly and prioritise a changing workload. The post is full-time, Monday-Friday.
Key responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for enquiries from professionals, patients, and carers, handling sensitive information.
- Manage the department's telephone system, monitor inboxes, and process referrals using various software packages.
- Book appointments for clinicians and interpreters.
- Type patient letters and resolve appointment-related queries.
- Provide comprehensive administrative support including typing, booking clinics and rooms, and photocopying.
- Support the effective utilisation of outpatient clinic capacity and manage all patient pathways, including GP referrals and 18-week pathways.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in Business admin or customer care or equivalent experience
- Typing RSA 2 or equivalent
- Good standard of education including literacy and numeracy
- Medical Secretary Training
Desirable criteria
- GCSE English Language Grade C or above or equivalent experience
- ECDL qualification
- AMSPAR Diploma (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in working in NHS
- Experience of working in a sensitive and confidential environment
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Administrator
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as Admin Assistant within the department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
This is a varied role requiring good organisational, communication and problem-solving skills. In addition, you will be required to work flexibly, prioritise demands and respond to a constantly changing workload.
This post is full time Monday-Friday.
This post will be based at North Tyneside General Hospital but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.
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
Duties of the role will vary, some of the main duties will include:
- First point of contact and subsequent contact for written and telephone enquirers from professions, patients and carers which may involve sensitive information.
- Manage the departments telephone system, monitor inbox and referrals, using a variety of software packages.
- To book appointments for clinicians.
- To book interpreters
- To type patient letters.
- Resolve any queries as and when raised regarding appointments.
- The postholder must be able to use own initiative, work under pressu
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