Job Details of Administrative Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an admin assistant to join the District Nursing team.

The role is very varied, interesting and rewarding. The service is very busy resulting in a fast pace working environment.

Main duties of the job

Taking telephone calls, transferring to colleagues or taking messages.

Data recording.

Preparing and emailing letters.

Photocopying.

Filing/Scanning

Dealing with post.

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.

Ensures immediacy of attention to patients/clients/managers

Updates documentation/records in a timely fashion

Accepts delegated tasks (written and verbal) and acts on them accordingly

Maintains high standard of work at all times

Reports any difficulties to the appropriate authority

Attends relevant in service training and contributes to induction/training of new staff

Adheres to Trust Policies at all times

Collaborates with others to achieve an effective, efficient and caring service responsive to the needs of the patients/clients

Develops personally adopting a questioning and reflective approach to work

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?

Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.

To assist in the general efficient running of sub-specialty offices including typing, filing, retrieval and storage of patient records, handling post and dealing with telephone enquiries.

To cover for other Band 2 Clerical jobs as required .

To act up to Band 3 for short-term absences e.g. annual/sick leave .