Job Description
Job description
Job Overview:
• To provide a comprehensive administrative service to the medical and nursing teams within the ward environment. Ensure the availability of case notes at the time of patient admission, which may involve liaising with other hospitals. Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries from all staff groups, patients, relatives, and carers providing information directly and prioritising queries as appropriate ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
• 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 provides 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.
• This role will be based in Medical Admin/Clerical within University Hospital Monklands.
• The working pattern for this role is a Thursday & Friday.
• If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
• Please contact, Sean Farrell, Lead Medical Secretary of the Medical Directorate at sean.farrell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
• For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Tracy Watson, Recruitment Administrator on tracy.watson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your ema Sean Farrellil)
• Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
• Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with the length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increases with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
• NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
• For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.
• In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, ****** orientation, care experienced or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
• We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
• Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
• Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
• NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
• We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
• Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility before applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
• From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
• NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.
• NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website
• Care to join us?
Job Overview:
• To provide a comprehensive administrative service to the medical and nursing teams within the ward environment. Ensure the availability of case notes at the time of patient admission, which may involve liaising with other hospitals. Deal with telephone and face-to-face enquiries from all staff groups, patients, relatives, and carers providing information directly and prioritising queries as appropriate ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.
• Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
• 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 provides 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.
• This role will be based in Medical Admin/Clerical within University Hospital Monklands.
• The working pattern for this role is a Thursday & Friday.
• If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
• Please contact, Sean Farrell, Lead Medical Secretary of the Medical Directorate at sean.farrell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
• For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Tracy Watson, Recruitment Administrator on tracy.watson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your ema Sean Farrellil)
• Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
• Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with the length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increases with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
• NHS Lanarkshire has a range of support services on topics that can impact both your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
• For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack or our recruitment webpage.
• In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, ****** orientation, care experienced or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
• We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
• Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
• Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interviews may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
• Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
• NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
• We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.
• Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility before applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
• From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
• NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.
• NHS Lanarkshire Recruitment Website
• Care to join us?
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Clerical Officer | Medical Admin |Clerical position is now open for candidates interested in the Health Jobs sector. This role in Glasgow offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Health Jobs is a plus.
