Child Death Review Team Secretary

Job summary

Working under the supervision and guidance of the Child Death professionals provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Team with a specific focus upon administrative support.

Main duties of the job

• At all times respect patient confidentiality and in particular, the confidentiality of electronically/manually stored patient/personal data, in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.
• Be aware of individual responsibilities and maintain a safe environment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act. Identify and report immediately any untoward accident, incident or potential hazard
• Undertake manual handling in accordance with Trust Policy and appropriate to own working environment.
• Participate in annual Performance Development Appraisal.
• Develop IT skills as required in line with Trust developments.
• Attend all mandatory lectures and in-service training identified at Performance Development Appraisal.
• Adhere to Trust and Directorate policies and procedures - contribute to development and review of policies.
• Responsible for first line resolution of complaints in line with Trust policy.
• Contribute to and change practice in response to corporate developments.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.