Team Administrator - Genetics in Birmingham

Employer Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Lavender House, Birmingham Women's Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/10/2026

Team Administrator - Genetics

NHS AfC: Band 3

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Clinical Genetics Unit, based at Birmingham Women's Hospital, to join our WGS team.

The Clinical Genetics Unit provides diagnostic, counselling and support for individuals who have, or are at risk of a variety of inherited conditions.

This post is primarily office based but there may be some scope for flexible working.

If you have experience within the NHS of Microsoft Office packages and databases, of providing administration support to a clinical team, have excellent verbal and written skills, the ability to prioritise and work under pressure and are a conscientious team worker, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The role would suit an enthusiastic, highly organised administrator who has the capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, with an aptitude for multi-tasking. The candidate should also have a high level of attention to detail, strong decision making skills and the ability to effectively manage their time and workload. The post requires good IT skills, working knowledge of Word and Excel and the ability to communicate well with both NHS staff and the general public both over the telephone and face to face.

The post holder should be educated to GCSE level or equivalent in English with accurate keyboard skills and also have good communication and be able to manage their own time and work on their own initiative as well as part of a team. Previous experience of working in the NHS along with RSA III would be desirable.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will assist the secretarial and administrative team within the Clinical Genetics Unityou will work collaboratively to provide an essential comprehensive secretarial service. There arealso opportunities to support the leadership team in key areas, ensuring that services meet
operational needs.

The role will be based at Lavender House at Birmingham Women's hospital. The successfulcandidate will be working alongside PAs in the Clinical Genetics Administration Team. The day today role will include contact with the wider Admin team, patients and clinician groups.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade C or equivalent in English Language
• AMSPAR or other word processing qualification
• Medical Terminology or equivalent experience

Knowledge

• Working in a busy administrative role
• Previous administration experience
• Handling telephone and email queries
• Ability to perform to a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Packages
• Experience of working in the NHS or other healthcare setting

Skills

• Good team working, communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent IT skills, including use of word, excel and patient database
• Understand patient confidentiality and right

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.