Job summary
- Main area
- Endocrinology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-24-6377845-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Endocrinology Nursing Support Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Endocrinology
Band 3 – Support Secretary
30 hours per week
A vacancy has arisen for an experienced, part-time support secretary in the Endocrinology Department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The post holder will play an important role providing support to Consultants, Specialist Nurses, Dieticians and Medical Secretaries within this busy department.
Main duties of the job
Candidates will be self-motivated and possess or be working towards an RSA II qualification (or equivalent) or an AMSPAR certificate or comparable admin/medical secretarial experience. You will enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to relate to children, parents and members of the public. This will be complemented by excellent organisational and communication skills.
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.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
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
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
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Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in an administrative role Good standard of secondary education including GCE/GCSE English or equivalent
- Administration experience. Audio typing Excellent telephone manner Experience of working with Microsoft Outlook and Office
- Highly organised
- Conscientious
- Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment Good inter-personal and communication skills
- Can work to deadlines and under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Able to use initiative
- A natural problem solver
- Able to work to deadlines
- Willingness to undergo further training and development in order to fulfil the role
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Medical administrator experience
- Ability to use an NHS Patient Administration System (PAS)
- Previous NHS experience
- Can work flexibly according to the needs of the service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Winsper
- Job title
- Operational Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8198
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