Job summary
Employer heading
PA
Band 4
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.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
Managing consultant workload, including diary management, clinic set up out patient appointment appointments, patient surgery and all related investigations and patient correspondence. Working with and guiding support secretaries.
Providing full support to consultant surgeons within the Breast, Endocrine, Sarcoma & Skin service at UHD Hospitals.
Base Location Poole and Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Managing all patient pathways including cancer targets.
Please see full Job Description for further details
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 teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Managing consultant workload, including diary management, clinic set up out patient appointment appointments, patient surgery and all related investigations and patient correspondence. Working with and guiding support secretaries.
Managing all patient pathways including cancer targets.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA II or equivalent touch typing/computer skills
- Minimum 4 GCSE’s including English or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Computer qualification
- secretarial qualification/RSA
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretarial experience
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Microsoft Word
- Understanding of secretarial procedures
Desirable criteria
- Audio typing
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- alison rostern
- Job title
- Deputy secretariat manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300019 5880
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