Job summary
- Main area
- Haematology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday - Friday
- Hours
- Part time - 16 hours per week (Monday - Friday ( 16 Hours over 3 days, To be discussed at interview))
- Job ref
- 382-TER22-24-A
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Haematology Support Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join a busy and forward thinking team within the Haematology Department. The role is part time at 16 Hours , worked over 3 days. These 3 days are open to discussion.
If you are an enthusiastic, experienced and motivated person we welcome your application to join a secretarial team embedded within a proud and hardworking Unit.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the medical secretaries and the clinical team providing cross cover during periods of staff absence.
Use of Microsoft Office packages
Medical audio typing
Dealing with patients and medical staff via telephone and in person
Making appointments internally and via the e-RS system
Administrative duties
The post holder will be required to work as part of a team providing cross cover during periods of staff absence.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high-level clerical service for the Haematology team. To facilitate audio-transcription of clinic letters, results, and discharge letters. To provide a high-level clerical service and support for medical secretaries throughout the department.
Making appointments internally and via the e-RS system
The post holder will be required to work as part of a team providing cross cover during periods of staff absence
Working for our organisation
About the trust:
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire,and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to a population of 1.6 million in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
The Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital services to 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across the wider region.
The Trust houses a state of the art Simulation & Skills Facility that provides training for all grades of staff to improve the safety and quality of the service that we offer our patients.
We run a portfolio of in-house courses that can be accessed by all staff to enhance their professional development needs. The training is supported by the use of modern equipment including part task trainers for such skills as venepuncture and full body manikins for the practice of emergency drills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Quality
The achievement of quality objectives is set within a Hospital Wide Quality Assurance Framework, which requires each member of staff to participate and ensure quality is assured in each aspect of their work.
Each member of staff is required to ensure that:
- Their work is discharged correctly first time on each occasion.
- The patient and customer is always put first.
- Staff practice team-work every day.
- That in all things, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust Corporate goals and objective.
- Confidentiality
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and to comply with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act while carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust's Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.
- Health and Safety
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring that they carry out the duties of their post in accordance with all appropriate Health and Safety legislation, guidance and procedures and that they do not, by any act or omission on their part, create a threat to the Health and Safety of any other person.
- External Interests
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring that any external interest they have does not conflict with the duties of their post and that they must disclose the external interest if this is likely to occur or if they are in doubt about a possible conflict of interest.
- Fire Training
Each member of the Trust's staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement
- Flexibility
Job descriptions are intended to act as a flexible guide to the duties of a post and therefore will require revision in consultation with the post holder to reflect the changing requirements of every post so as to enable the Trust to achieve its Corporate goals and objectives.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Quality
The achievement of quality objectives is set within a Hospital Wide Quality Assurance Framework, which requires each member of staff to participate and ensure quality is assured in each aspect of their work.
Each member of staff is required to ensure that:
- Their work is discharged correctly first time on each occasion.
- The patient and customer is always put first.
- Staff practice team-work every day.
- That in all things, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust Corporate goals and objective.
- Confidentiality
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and to comply with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act while carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust's Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.
- Health and Safety
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring that they carry out the duties of their post in accordance with all appropriate Health and Safety legislation, guidance and procedures and that they do not, by any act or omission on their part, create a threat to the Health and Safety of any other person.
- External Interests
Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring that any external interest they have does not conflict with the duties of their post and that they must disclose the external interest if this is likely to occur or if they are in doubt about a possible conflict of interest.
- Fire Training
Each member of the Trust's staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement
- Flexibility
Job descriptions are intended to act as a flexible guide to the duties of a post and therefore will require revision in consultation with the post holder to reflect the changing requirements of every post so as to enable the Trust to achieve its Corporate goals and objectives.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Word processing - Qualified to RSA III/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills
- ECDL or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills/experience
Desirable criteria
- City and Guilds Certificate in Medical Terminology, or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience
- G2 experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines
- Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner
- Good numerical skills
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing secretarial services in a hospital environment
- Experience of using NHS IM&T systems for data entry
- Experience of using digital dictation systems
- Experience of medical audio typing
Personal
Essential criteria
- Motivated, flexible and proactive
- Tactful, courteous and polite
- Smart appearance in accordance with BVH dress code
- Ability to move and handle case notes 2-5 kg+
- Thrives from a busy workload
- Keen to help others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgia Askey
- Job title
- Assistant Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 953267
- Additional information
Natalie Parsons, Service Manager
01253 955711
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