Employer: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Poole Hospital
Town: Poole
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 23:59
Medical Secretary Support for Neurology
Band 3
As
University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals. We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes. Job Overview
Neurology has an amazing opportunity to seek a Medical Secretary Support to work closely with our dynamic Neurology Secretarial team in supporting our Neurology Consultants across Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch. The successful candidate will need to be dynamic, confident, enthusiastic, and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be required to have demonstrable typing skills, be confident with good attention to detail, and have great interpersonal skills, as you will be required to work with varied levels of hospital staff across the Neurology Services. Full training will be given. All successful applicants will be required to undertake typing testing prior to interview. Base Location: Poole Hospital Interview Date: TBC Main Duties of the Job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Working for Our Organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues. UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Person Specification
Qualifications
RSA II or equivalent touch typing/computer skills Minimum 6 GCSEs including English NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or relevant experience. Experience
Secretarial experience Working with people at all levels Experience of working at UHD in a similar role NHS medical secretary experience Computer literate with word processing experience. Data accuracy on computer systems Experience of Hospital systems: Camis/EPR Knowledge
Understanding of secretarial procedures Understanding of Microsoft Word Understanding of data protection Personal Attributes
Team member Approachable Good telephone manner Ability to organise own workload with priorities set by Consultant Secretary / Speciality Support Manager Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Good verbal and written skills. Flexibility with working pattern Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: Staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges #J-18808-Ljbffr
Band 3
As
University Hospitals Dorset , we are a three-site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth, and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals. We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming, and productive place to work. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes. Job Overview
Neurology has an amazing opportunity to seek a Medical Secretary Support to work closely with our dynamic Neurology Secretarial team in supporting our Neurology Consultants across Bournemouth, Poole, and Christchurch. The successful candidate will need to be dynamic, confident, enthusiastic, and enjoy working as part of a team. You will be required to have demonstrable typing skills, be confident with good attention to detail, and have great interpersonal skills, as you will be required to work with varied levels of hospital staff across the Neurology Services. Full training will be given. All successful applicants will be required to undertake typing testing prior to interview. Base Location: Poole Hospital Interview Date: TBC Main Duties of the Job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Working for Our Organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues. UHD is investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Person Specification
Qualifications
RSA II or equivalent touch typing/computer skills Minimum 6 GCSEs including English NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or relevant experience. Experience
Secretarial experience Working with people at all levels Experience of working at UHD in a similar role NHS medical secretary experience Computer literate with word processing experience. Data accuracy on computer systems Experience of Hospital systems: Camis/EPR Knowledge
Understanding of secretarial procedures Understanding of Microsoft Word Understanding of data protection Personal Attributes
Team member Approachable Good telephone manner Ability to organise own workload with priorities set by Consultant Secretary / Speciality Support Manager Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Good verbal and written skills. Flexibility with working pattern Please note:
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: Staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions. Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges #J-18808-Ljbffr
