Job summary
- Main area
- Admin Management
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 319-7729446RW
- Employer
- Northumbria Primary Care
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- NPC Lintonville
- Town
- Ashington
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Admin Lead
NHS AfC: Band 4
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.
Whilst NPC are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job overview
This exciting Senior Admin Lead position has become vacant at Lintonville Medical practice. We are looking for someone who has a passion for Primary Care and Leadership and willing to work in a busy practice and be part of the bigger Northumbria Primary Care group.
The successful candidate will support the Practice Manager with operational management to ensure a high quality service for patients. The candidate will work with the NPC Neighbourhood at a new and exciting time of transformation and working more closely together.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
· To provide and be responsible for the day to day management of the reception and administrative staff.
· To provide comprehensive admin service to GP’s and other health care professionals in their team.
· To allocate work and supervise other admin staff
· To actively participate in the improvement of procedures and developments in primary care involving administrative and reception support
· To actively engage in patient experience initiatives which involves appropriate communication between staff in all NPC sites
· To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Working for our organisation
Northumbria Primary Care Ltd (NPC) is a pioneering partnership with local GPs and now manages several GP practices with around 120,000 registered patients in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Whilst appointees will have a base practice within NPC, they may be asked to work at other practices across our group. We do however limit this as much as possible as we appreciate continuity is vital to effective primary care.
Please note that NPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Make sure to read the ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before applying to join our fantastic organisation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Responsible to Practice Manager
· Act up in absence of Practice Manager for periods of annual leave/short term sickness
· Day to day supervision for reception/administrative staff ensuring provision of a high quality service
· Provide comprehensive administration service to GP’s and other health care professionals
· Manage diaries/appointments, arrange/minute meetings, communication with GP’s and patients
· Advanced typing & transcription of clinical and non-clinical documents (OCR 3 or equivalent qualification/experience)
· Support effect utilization of clinic capacity
· Support management of patient journeys including target administration e.g. GP referrals, Cancer 2WW and communications to GP’s
· Support Practice Lead with induction/training of new staff, sharing knowledge with colleagues and supervising Apprentices when required
· Resource management – ordering of supplies and equipment
· Allocate and manage training and work patterns within reception services
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English Language & Mathematics grade C/equivalent qualification or demonstrable level of functional Maths and English skills.
- Significant experience of administration in primary care environment
- Vocational Level 3 in relevant subject or equivalent qualification and/or experience
- RSA 3/OCR (or equivalent) or equivalent or relevant typing/word processing experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to drive through change and introduce new ways of working with experience of change management
- Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices acquired through either experience or formal training
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- Experience in working in health sector
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
- Lynne MacGregor
- Job title
- Practice Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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