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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen working as an administrative assistant with the Tissue Viability Team within Dorset Healthcare.  This is a 1 year post covering maternity leave.  It will be working alongside Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses to provide office management, administrative and secretarial support to the Tissue Viability Service to enable effective delivery of the Service.

Previous experience of working in an NHS setting will be an advantage but is not essential.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only.  Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the provision of effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support including dealing with telephone/teams enquiries internally and with other agencies; maintaining good communications between staff members of the Trust, using own initiative and managing own workload.  Taking referrals into the service and actioning these on SystmOne.

To take minutes of meetings, typing and distribution of minutes and supporting papers following the appropriate training if required.

To have access to team diaries, plan and organise activities and events including meetings with internal and external organisations as requested.

To maintain the effective distribution of incoming and outgoing electronic mail.

To format reports as required ensuring protocols for layout and standard trust formatting are followed.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.