Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Biologics Administrator
The closing date is 03 March 2026
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Biologics Administrator to support the Respiratory Biologics and Advanced Therapies Service. The successful applicant will work predominantly within the Severe Asthma Service due to the large and established patient population currently receiving biologic treatments.
The post holder will provide dedicated administrative and coordination support to the respiratory multidisciplinary team, helping to ensure timely initiation and continuation of biologic therapies, effective communication with patients, and close liaison with pharmacy and homecare providers. The role includes maintaining accurate treatment records, supporting MDT processes, managing patient queries, and contributing to service improvement and evaluation activity.
The role will also support patients with COPD if and when NHS commissioning for biologic medicines is agreed for this patient group.
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Main duties of the job
* Provide administrative and coordination support to the Respiratory Biologics and Advanced Therapies Service, predominantly supporting Severe Asthma, with support to COPD biologic pathways subject to NHS commissioning.
* Establish, maintain and quality-assure an accurate biologics database, ensuring timely tracking of MDT decisions, prescriptions, treatment initiation and continuation.
* Support the organisation and administration of Respiratory Biologics MDT, including preparation of patient lists, recording outcomes, and monitoring agreed actions.
* Coordinate biologic prescription requests in line with MDT decisions liaising with Senior respiratory nurse specialist, respiratory pharmacy teams and homecare providers to support timely prescribing and delivery.
* Act as a central administrative point of contact for patient queries relating to biologic therapies, ensuring queries are logged, monitored and directed appropriately.
* Support mapping, review and improvement of biologics and homecare administrative pathways, contributing to service improvement activity.
* Collect, record and report agreed activity and outcome data to support service monitoring, evaluation and business case development.
* All activity will be managed and supported by the Senior Respiratory Nurse Specialist for the Severe Asthma Service, with close working across the respiratory MDT.
* Always work in accordance with Trust policies, information governance requirements and data protection legislation.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths, or equivalent level of relevant experience
* Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role
* NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent qualification
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Experience (through employment or placements) of working in a busy office or healthcare environment
* Experience of undertaking administrative duties and managing competing priorities
* Experience of using IT systems and databases for data entry and record keeping
* Experience working in an NHS or healthcare setting
* Experience supporting or coordinating administrative processes for MDTs
* Experience working with patient‑related information
Communication
* Ability to communicate clearly, professionally and courteously with patients, carers and colleagues
* Confidence in communicating with a multidisciplinary team, including nurses, consultants, pharmacists and administrative staff
* Ability to handle patient queries sensitively and appropriately, recognising when to elevate to clinical staff
* Good written communication skills for accurate record keeping, emails and documentation
* Ability to maintain confidentiality and communicate in line with information governance and data protection requirements
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships across teams
* Experience communicating with patients receiving long‑term or complex treatments
* Experience liaising with external organisations such as homecare providers
* Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences and situations
* Experience supporting MDT communication or coordination
Special Attributes and other
* High level of interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
* Flexible and reliable
* Evidence of commitment to service improvement or personal development
Other Requirements
* Good timekeeper
* Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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