Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 160-7750918
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Administration Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
The post holder will be expected to provide clerical and administrative support to medical, nursing and other
staff in relation to services being delivered within the Theatre environment. It is essential that the post
holder exercises initiative commensurate with the role and vital that confidentiality be maintained at
all times when dealing with patient/staff information. The post hold
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Computer skills to include Microsoft office and Word
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Word processing
- Excellent telephone manner
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Data protection
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Service improvement projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal communication
- Good written communication
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to prioritize
- Attention to detail/accuracy
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of hospital systems
- Knowledge of OPCS coding
- Understanding medical technology
Other
Essential criteria
- Flexibility
- Willing to undertake further training as and when needed
- Reliable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy O'Hanlon
- Job title
- Theatre Administrator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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