Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Secretary (XN03)

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Medicines Management and Pharmacy Service Team at LTHT to provide secretarial and administrative support to day to day running of the Pharmacy Aseptic manufacturing service and the implementation of a new Pharmacy Aseptic Unit on behalf of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT).

You will be an integral part of the team, working collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external colleagues from various departments, and external organisations.

Applicants should have experience of working in a busy office environment. The ideal applicant should have experience of administrative processes and secretarial skills, be organised with an excellent attention to detail and be able to prioritise their own workload. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal are essential as is the ability to work as part of a team.

We are looking for a motivated individual as the post is both challenging and rewarding and would be suited to an individual who is able to respond quickly to changing and challenging situations.

The role will be a full time, permanent position, although part time hours may be considered.

The role will be based at Moor House, Moor Road, LS10 2JQ

Further information can be found in the enclosed Job Description & Person Specification.

Please not interviews will be held w/c 27th Novemeber.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role will include:

Provide a high quality secretarial and administrative service to the Production and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Senior Management Team.

Provide administrative support to the WYAAT Pharmacy Aseptic Collaborative Project Team

Provide administrative support to the Workforce Education and Training team.

Arrange and co-ordinate meetings.

Room bookings

Support with HR and recruitment tasks and processes.

Create graphs from data collection.

Filing and archiving.

Liaise and coordinate with the Medicines Management Pharmacy Services Business and Administration support team

Undertake other ad hoc clerical or administrative duties as required

About us

Leeds is a wonderful city to work in and LTHT is an organisation that puts its patients first and highly values and supports its staff. MMPS is recognised in the organisation for our collaborative working and we continuously support our workforce to develop to their potential in delivering the best patient care.

We adopt a flexible approach to working patterns and we would encourage you to contact us and discuss what hours might work for you. If you feel you have the skills and knowledge we are looking for, we would love to hear from you and would welcome your application.

You may be required to work Trust wide in order to undertake these duties.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-MMP-206

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal duties and responsibilities:

The postholder will provide a high quality secretarial/clerical service including specialist word processing/audio skills.

The postholder will organise their dedicated managers workload schedules by collating notes relevant to meetings and ensuring supporting papers are ready and available as appropriate

Mail will be collected, distributed, opened and dealt with appropriately

Taking minutes at meetings may be required

The postholder will maintain electronic diaries

The postholder will help with the ordering of office supplies

The postholder will undertake administrative work for their dedicated manager including travel arrangements

The postholder will undertake other ad hoc clerical or administrative duties as required

The postholder will be expected to attend any statutory courses as required for the post

The postholder shall undertake to keep up to date with skills and personal development.

This list of duties/responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be amended following discussion with the postholder.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Principal duties and responsibilities:

The postholder will provide a high quality secretarial/clerical service including specialist word processing/audio skills.

The postholder will organise their dedicated managers workload schedules by collating notes relevant to meetings and ensuring supporting papers are ready and available as appropriate

Mail will be collected, distributed, opened and dealt with appropriately

Taking minutes at meetings may be required

The postholder will maintain electronic diaries

The postholder will help with the ordering of office supplies

The postholder will undertake administrative work for their dedicated manager including travel arrangements

The postholder will undertake other ad hoc clerical or administrative duties as required

The postholder will be expected to attend any statutory courses as required for the post

The postholder shall undertake to keep up to date with skills and personal development.

This list of duties/responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be amended following discussion with the postholder.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Reliable and has a professional attitude
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • OCR/RSA Level 2 (or equivalent) in word processing or text processing

Desirable

  • OCR/RSA Level 3 (or equivalent) in word processing or text processing

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using word processing software and presentation software

Desirable

  • Experience of working in an office
  • Experience of using spreadsheet and database software
Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

  • Reliable and has a professional attitude
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

Essential

  • OCR/RSA Level 2 (or equivalent) in word processing or text processing

Desirable

  • OCR/RSA Level 3 (or equivalent) in word processing or text processing

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using word processing software and presentation software

Desirable

  • Experience of working in an office
  • Experience of using spreadsheet and database software

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Project Support Manager

Sharon Hainsworth

sharon.hainsworth@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-MMP-206

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF


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