Clerical Officer

HR / Recruitment
Lanarkshire
June 26, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

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, Corporate & Property & Support Services, and 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.

In this key role, you will:

  • General reception duties.
  • Switchboard.
  • Day to day maintenance of departmental requirements to ensure the smooth running of the department.
  • Dealing with enquiries, either face to face or by telephone, from the general public, patients and external agencies.

What You’ll Bring

  • Well developed interpersonal skills in customer care.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Good organisational and planning skills.
  • Understanding of a range of procedures and processes.

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.

Interested?

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

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