Higher Clerical Officer

About The Organisation

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 provide 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.

The Role

To provide comprehensive Administrative and Clerical support to clinical and non-clinical staff in order to ensure the smooth running of the service. Where appropriate, supervise clerical staff and provide support to line manager.

In this key role, you will:

• General reception duties.
• Switchboard.
• Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing mail.
• Photocopying
• Faxing.
• Filing.

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of 2 years work experience in an Administrative and Clerical role.
• Educated to Higher Grade level.
• Ability to supervise staff.
• Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Please contact Sandra Leggate, Assistant Operational Services Manager on or

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack