Clerical Officer

The post holder will have excellent typing, administration and communication skills. You will need to ensure all clinical correspondence is typed and processed within specific timescales and have very good attention to detail.

You will also be required to book appointments, send out clinic letters and deal with any outpatient queries coming into the department.

The day-to-day working relationships include face-to-face, telephone and electronic communication, other administrative and clerical staff, all staff groups within the Trust, numerous outside agencies including patients, their carers, GPs and other hospitals

The post holder will work flexibly with other secretarial colleagues in the overall provision of secretarial support to the community paediatric team.

We are seeking to recruit a well-motivated, reliable individual with good communication/interpersonal skills to join our admin & clerical team for 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.

Duties will include data entry, and general admin duties. Applicants must have a flexible approach and be able to use their own initiative.

Applicants must be educated to GCSE standard with a pass in English. Accurate data entry skills are a must as well as good all round computer skills. Previous experience of working in a reception/administrative role is also essential. Accuracy and attention to detail is key for this role.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.