Administration Assistant

This role involves working closely with patients, medical and nursing staff. Post holders will be required to provide an efficient administrative service The role will include: Keeping VR dictation and typing up to date for the clinical team Opening and distributing post Making ad-hoc appointments Ad-hoc admin duties as requested by the clinical team Talking to patients over the telephone and ensuring their queries are dealt with efficiently

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Secretarial Team within Renal Services as a Band 2 Administration Assistant. Post holder will be required to provide an efficient administrative service to the clinicians and their teams. The successful candidate will work within a team of secretarial staff, but also have the ability to work independently. They will be required to follow Policies and Procedures. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, flexibility, reliability and must have an organised approach to work.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.