Clerical Officer

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 37,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hamilton is looking for a part-time Administrative Support professional to provide essential clerical assistance to clinical and non-clinical staff. Candidates should possess strong communication and organisational skills, with a standard grade level of education or equivalent experience. This role offers a minimum of 27 days annual leave, NHS Pension membership, and other benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritise work and work on own initiative under pressure.
• Maintaining confidentiality, diplomacy, and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support.
• Ensure smooth running of the service in a clinical environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills in customer care

Excellent communication skills

Organisational and planning skills

Proficient I.T. skills

Education

Standard grade level education or similar experience

Job description

The Role

This role is to provide comprehensive Administrative and Clerical support to clinical and non-clinical staff in order to ensure the smooth running of the service.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services, Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Educated to standard grade level or experience in a similar role
• Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Understanding of a range of procedures and processes.
• Ability to prioritise work and work on own initiative whilst under pressure.
• Proficient I.T. skills which include a working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Ensuring confidentiality, diplomacy and discretion are maintained at all times.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving license is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA license.

It would be great if you also have

• Previous clerical experience in NHS
• Database skills

Contract type

Permanent, Part Time, 25 hours. Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Admin within Hamilton Locality. The working pattern for this role - Monday to Friday.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you! Please contact HIRING MANAGER NAME, POSITION on EMAIL AND/OR PHONE.

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact RA NAME, Recruitment Administrator/Advisor on @lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk. Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.