Clinical Administrator (Team Secretary)

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Northern England is looking for a dedicated professional to provide high standard secretarial and administrative support to medical teams. The role involves managing patient communication, logging referrals, and producing essential paperwork. The organization promotes flexible working to ensure staff can work in a manner that suits them and their patients. This position is based in Carlisle with a commitment to delivering high-quality healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Provide high standard secretarial and administration support.
• Assist with workload organization and communication for clinical team.
• Flexible working arrangements are possible.

Responsibilities

• Support consultants and medical staff in daily tasks.
• Handle appointment scheduling and new referral logging.
• Produce clinic outcome reports and letters.

Job description

Provide a high standard of secretarial & administration support to the consultants, medical staff and their teams, interacting with other departments, patients, the wider healthcare colleagues. Act as a focal point of communication for the clinical team and assist the NCCCNC Administration Manager in the organisation of the clinical team's workload and the smooth running of the department. This post is not a Healthcare/Admin Hybrid.

Interview Date: Tuesday 13th January 2026

• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week, Working within the Northern Centre for Cancer Care - North Cumbria, Carlisle
• New referral logging & appointments
• Producing Clinic Outcome report & letters
• Stationary & Stores
• Outpatient waiting Lists
• Clinic room booking & Clinic builds

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.