Administration Officer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This full-time Administration Officer role supports Older People's Services at St Nicholas Hospital. The post-holder will process referrals, maintain electronic patient records, manage diaries, type clinical letters, and minute meetings. It requires strong organisational and communication skills, extensive Microsoft Office experience, and the ability to provide excellent customer service. The role is part of an admin team supporting a multi-disciplinary clinical team.
Essential criteria
- Word-processing skills at Level 3 (OCR/RSA Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or demonstrable relevant experience) eg; NVQ Level 3 Level 3 in Business Administration (or equivalent)
- Audio Typing qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience
- General level of education to O-Level/ GCSE or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 Level 3 in Customer Care (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge of NHS Policies and Procedures
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Word, Outlook and Excel
- Ability to maintain and update Patient Information Systems e.g. RiO
- Good working knowledge of office procedures
- Previous secretarial/clerical experience
- Ability to uphold confidentiality at all times
- Able to prioritise and plan own workload
- Experience in processing CPA, Mental Health Act and Safeguarding documentation
- Experience using stock ordering systems and petty cash systems
- Experience of working with medical records filing systems
- Skills and Competencies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
- Minute taking skills
- Good organisational and planning skills
- Shorthand skills
- Role/Team specific requirements
- Flexible attitude to cope with fluctuating workloads and the occasional requirement to cover other areas in cases of staff absence
- Education and Qualification
- Word-processing skills at Level 3 (OCR/RSA Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or demonstrable relevant experience) eg; NVQ Level 3 Level 3 in Business Administration (or equivalent)
- Audio Typing qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience
- General level of education to O-Level/ GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 Level 3 in Customer Care (or equivalent)
- Knowledge and Experience
- Knowledge of NHS Policies and Procedures
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Word, Outlook and Excel
- Ability to maintain and update Patient Information Systems e.g. RiO
- Good working knowledge of office procedures
- Previous secretarial/clerical experience
- Ability to uphold confidentiality at all times
- Able to prioritise and plan own workload
- Experience in processing CPA, Mental Health Act and Safeguarding documentation
- Experience using stock ordering systems and petty cash systems
- Experience of working with medical records filing systems
- Skills and Competencies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written
- Minute taking skills
- Good organisational and planning skills
- Shorthand skills
- Role/Team specific requirements
- Flexible attitude to cope with fluctuating workloads and the occasional requirement to cover other areas in cases of staff absence
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.
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Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust
Administration Officer
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for a full-time Administration Officer to work within Older People's Services based at St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne.
This is a very busy service and the post-holder is part of an admin team which supports the multi-disciplinary clinical team. Duties will include processing referrals into the service, maintaining an electronic patient record system, maintaining spreadsheets, diary management, typing clinical letters and reports and minuting meetings as well as other general office duties. A proven high level of organisational and excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with extensive experience of Microsoft packages are required.
The post holder must facilitate excellent customer service and be confident in dealing with service users face to face as well as on the telephone and carry out duties as assigned to them by the Administration Team Lead / Administration Manager / Team Manager to ensure a comprehensive, high quality administrative service to the team at all times. Candidates must be adaptable, work well as a team and provide a positive patient experience which are essential skills for the role of Admi
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