Clerical Officer

NHS; Leyland; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leyland is looking for an administrator to support the transfer of electronic patient records. The role requires a good standard of education, experience in administration, and excellent interpersonal skills. Applicants should have qualifications in English and Maths, and will be expected to work flexibly as part of a team. This is a full-time position with a salary of £24,465 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an office environment.
• Experience working with members of the public.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administration service to clinical teams.
• Work flexibly to support the needs of the Physical health admin service.

Skills

Good grammar and numeracy skills

Excellent keyboard skills

Data input and retrieval

Education

Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience

GCSE English Language A-C

ECDL or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Databases

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an administrator to support the transfer of the electronic patient records from ECR and RiO to EMIS. This is initially supporting the Children's Therapy Service in the Central & West Network.

The post holder will be aligned to the Business Management Admin Unit and will support Physical Health Services in the Central & West locality. They will be required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the Physical health admin service as directed by their administration line manager, to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will have a good standard of education with qualifications in English, Maths and Word processing. Excellent computer skills are required. One of the primary purposes of this role is to provide a comprehensive administration service and therefore, general administration experience is essential in order to provide a professional service to the clinical teams. Contact with patients by telephone is required and therefore, experience of dealing with people is essential, as are excellent interpersonal and customer care skills. It is essential that the post holder has good organisational and communication skills. The post holder will be required to work both as part of a team and on their own initiative.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

Details

Date posted: 03 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £24,465 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 8 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-CS2797-CC

Job locations: Leyland House, Centurion Way, Leyland, PR26 6TY

Job responsibilities

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Administrative qualification at NVQ Level 2/RSA 2 or equivalent experience
• GCSE English Language A-C
• ECDL or equivalent experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of working with databases
• Knowledge of working with Microsoft Office applications

Experience

• Experience working in an office environment
• Experience working with members of the public

Skills

• Good grammar and numeracy skills
• Excellent keyboard skills
• Data input and retrieval

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Leyland House
Centurion Way
Leyland
PR26 6TY

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/