Clerical Officer

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an Administrative and Clerical worker to provide essential support to clinical and non-clinical staff, ensuring smooth service delivery across a busy environment.

You will handle general reception duties, switchboard, mail distribution, and photocopying, bringing strong communication and organisational skills to the team. Experience in a similar role and standard grade education are valued.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• General reception duties.
• Switchboard.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Photocopying.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer care

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Standard grade level

Job description

About The Organisation

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.

About The Organisation

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 (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), 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.

The Role

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

In This Key Role, You Will

• General reception duties.
• Switchboard.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Photocopying.

What You'll 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.

What We Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Lisa Farrell, Assistant Service Manager, Medical Directorate on [e-mail]

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.

Please note, CVs will not be accepted.