Job vacancy: Speciality Assistant, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Winchester

Job summary

Main area: Administration
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 251-SURG7389-H&N

Employer: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Hampshire Hospital
Town: Winchester
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/07/2024 23:59

Speciality Assistant

Band 3

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good standard of basic education with GCSE English language or comparable relevant work experience.

Desirable criteria

ECDL, other information technology/word processing qualifications.
Customer service qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience of working in a busy customer focussed environment.
Experience of using Excel/databases and manipulation of data

Desirable criteria

Experience of working within the medical, NHS or public sector
Knowledge of national waiting time targets and national NHS initiatives
Demonstrated ability of organisational skills

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

Effective verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills, with the ability to establish effective working relationship with internal and external customers
Demonstrated evidence of being self-motivated and able to work autonomously

Desirable criteria

Experience of using NHS IT systems
Knowledge of NHS Trust structures and culture

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.