The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Secretary - Dietetics

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Job summary

We are looking for a secretary with excellent audio typing & general office skills to support our team of Dietitians. If you enjoy a fast paced, friendly & supportive environment this could be the job for you. The post holder will work as part of a team who fulfil the administrative duties which will ensure the efficient running of Nutrition & Dietetics Services.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include:

  • typing and sending clinic letters
  • taking calls from patients and healthcare professionals
  • supporting with documentation on patient discharge
  • supporting with requesting blood tests for clinic patients
  • other general office duties

About us

We are a friendly, supportive team of dietitians and support staff based at New Cross Hospital. The successful applicant will join a small admin team supporting the dietitians.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as"Good"by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Details

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV3-5792079

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

  • Qualification in keyboard skills/word processing (RSA II or equivalent)
  • Previous secretarial experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience using patient administration system
  • Previous experience in the healthcare sector

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent audio typing skills
  • Excellent communication skills
Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

  • Qualification in keyboard skills/word processing (RSA II or equivalent)
  • Previous secretarial experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience using patient administration system
  • Previous experience in the healthcare sector

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent audio typing skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Office Co-ordinator

Vicky Firth

vicky.firth@nhs.net

01902695335

Details

Date posted

17 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV3-5792079

Job locations

New Cross Hospital

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


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