The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Outpatient Reception Clerk

The closing date is 07 April 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Outpatient Reception Clerk to work in the Main Outpatient Department at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust, which deals with over 280,000 patient appointments per year.

We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic candidate who is an excellent team player, well-motivated and capable of working in a busy and challenging environment to join our Outpatient Department. The successful candidate will provide an efficient and friendly reception service to patients and visitors, either in person or by telephone ensuring a high quality of customer care is delivered at all times.

Departments are located in multiple sites across the Trust and staff are required to work across all locations.

Interview Date Wednesday 15 April 2026
37 hours 30 minutes/week (08.30 to 17.00 (1 hour lunch) Monday to Friday)
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Main duties of the job

They will be required to work using their own initiative and seek advice where appropriate.

They will need to possess good communication skills to ensure that high standards of patient care are maintained, with patient queries being addressed in a prompt, effective and polite manner.

The role requires standard keyboard skills and involves the use of VDU / IT equipment for long periods on a daily basis. Previous reception/clerical experience would be desirable but not essential.

About us

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.

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

Date posted

01 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

317-2026-11-23-DR-A

Job locations

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE1 4LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the provision of an effective and efficient delivery of a 24-hour Main Reception alongside an Outpatient service across the organisation, ensuring that a high quality of customer care and service provision is delivered to all service users.
Takes responsibility for the timely completion of all outpatient admin services.
Ensure that hospital visitors and general public are directed correctly thus helping to provide support for patient care.
Provide an efficient and sensitive reception service to all users applying a high level of customer care skills.
Make and receive telephone calls to respond to public enquiries
Ensure that all areas are kept clean and tidy at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the provision of an effective and efficient delivery of a 24-hour Main Reception alongside an Outpatient service across the organisation, ensuring that a high quality of customer care and service provision is delivered to all service users.
Takes responsibility for the timely completion of all outpatient admin services.
Ensure that hospital visitors and general public are directed correctly thus helping to provide support for patient care.
Provide an efficient and sensitive reception service to all users applying a high level of customer care skills.
Make and receive telephone calls to respond to public enquiries
Ensure that all areas are kept clean and tidy at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject or equivalent qualification / experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understanding of confidentiality issues
IT skills in windows-based applications which will be assessed as part of the recruitment process.

Desirable

Telephone experience
Previous reception/clerical experience
Previous customer care experience
Previous NHS experience
Awareness of Health and Safety within your environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers
Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
IT skills in windows based applications

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills which will be assessed as part of the recruitment process.
Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers.
Good organisational Skills
Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

NVQ Level 2 in appropriate subject or equivalent qualification / experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Understanding of confidentiality issues
IT skills in windows-based applications which will be assessed as part of the recruitment process.

Desirable

Telephone experience
Previous reception/clerical experience
Previous customer care experience
Previous NHS experience
Awareness of Health and Safety within your environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills
Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers
Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team
IT skills in windows based applications

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Good literacy and numeracy skills which will be assessed as part of the recruitment process.
Ability to communicate with members of the public, all staff and health care providers.
Good organisational Skills
Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

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.