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Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Support Secretary to join our Colorectal Team at UHD. You will provide support to our Consultants and Clinical teams through administrative tasks such as audio typing, Choose and Book referrals, organising post and filing - to ensure the department runs smoothly.
The post holder must be IT literate and ideally familiar with hospital computer systems including eCamis and EPR. Knowledge of Microsoft Teams would also be beneficial.
The ideal candidate must have a good knowledge of office practices and medical terminology alongside excellent interpersonal skills and be reliable and flexible with the ability to work under pressure and above all be a team player.
We offer training and development opportunities within an established Colorectal secretarial team which sits within the Surgical Secretariat.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 14 April 2025
Main duties of the job
* Typing audio and digital documents to include operation and clinic letters
* Maintaining investigation systems for patient results (TEAMS)
* Processing of Choose & Book referrals
* Delivery of investigation requests to other departments within the hospital
* Postal service administration for outgoing patient letters
* To cover consultant's PA desks in their absences
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Minimum of 5 GCSEs including English or equivalent
* RSA II or equivalent, touch typing/computer skills
Experience Essential
* Secretarial experience
Desirable
* UHD experience
Technical Skills Desirable
* Audio Typing
* Experience of hospital systems i.e., Ecamis, EPR, Teams
Other Essential
* Understanding of secretarial procedures
* Attention to detail
* Ability to organise own workload with priorities set by Consultant Secretary / Colorectal Team Leader
* Flexibility with working pattern
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 details
Employer name: University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address: University Hospitals Dorset - All Sites, Dorset, BH15 2JB
Employer's website: https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Administrative
Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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