Clerk​/Typist

Clerk/Typist

The closing date is 25 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a reliable, well‑organised and highly efficient person for the post of Clerk/Typist to work within the Musculoskeletal Directorate at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle. The post holder will work within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to the Arthroplasty team.

• Interview Date Thursday 05 February 2026
• 30 Hours/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and good telephone skills. You should be able to prioritise workloads effectively with excellent attention to detail. Knowledge of NHS systems and medical terminology are desirable.

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
• 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.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit:
Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Working within a team of administrative staff supporting the provision of an efficient secretarial support service to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff within their team, i.e. Specialist Nurses
• Audio typing of letters and documents
• Managing the e-Referral system
• Deal with telephone enquiries promptly
• Communicate with patients regarding appointments and admissions at the request of medical staff

• Minimum of 4 GCSEs, Level 9 – 4 (A* –
  
  C), including English Language, or equivalent level qualification or relevant experience
• Understanding of confidentiality issues
• Successful completion of an intermediate (level
  2) apprenticeship in Business Administration

• Understanding of confidentiality issues
• Understanding of medical terminology

• Good IT skills to include office software packages
• Good keyboard skills and Text Processing ability
• Good communication skills both written verbal and telephone skills
• Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust