Support Secretary

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

The post holder is required to support the Respiratory team in the delivery of a comprehensive administrative service to a specialty team. This will involve waiting list management for a speciality, in accordance with the Patient Access Policy, communicating appointment and admission related information to patients and carers and/or typing clinic letters and correspondence as appropriate and supporting the Consultant and Clinical Nurse Specialist team.

Main duties of the job

• There is a requirement to exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers, requiring tact and diplomacy. The post holder will be expected to deal with queries from anxious patients and carers.
• Responsibility for handling telephone and other communications with sensitivity and confidentiality using personal judgement to assess each situation and to deal with accordingly.
• To deliver a high standard of communication to build and maintain good working relationship

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

County Site

151 Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

County Site

151 Weston Road

Stafford

ST16 3SA

Employer's website

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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