Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Admin Assistant - Nutrition & Dietetics

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an admin assistant to join the Nutrition & Dietetic department here at Broomfield Hospital . We are a department of Dietitians and 2 Dietetic Assistants . We are involved with delivering dietetic care to all inpatients within the hospital and we also have dietitians who deliver this is the community .This role would involve supporting the department in booking ,or cancelling clinic appointments , speaking with patients on the telephone and also supporting the dietitians with all admin that will be associated with patient care .

If you would like to improve patient , come and join our team !

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be providing day to day support and administrative service to the Dietetic team. The post holder will be expected to organise their own workload to ensure that an efficient service is provided.

The post holder will manage clinic diaries, incoming telephone, e-mail, and written correspondence, arrange and prepare papers for meetings and take minutes.

The post holder will need to be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality issues and to respond to queries within and outside of the organisation in a professional and empathetic manner using your own judgement and decision-making skills. Must be able to convey information verbally gathered clearly and accurately via the telephone and other electronic forms of communication and from both verbal and documented reports.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 a year per annum( pro rata for part time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9613

Job locations

Broomfield

court road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to this advert the job description and person specification relating to this vacancy .

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to this advert the job description and person specification relating to this vacancy .

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • previous work experience in an administrative role

Skills

Essential

  • Computer skills - demonstrative throughout experience in application
  • Good literacy - demonstrative through minimal mistakes in application
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • previous work experience in an administrative role

Skills

Essential

  • Computer skills - demonstrative throughout experience in application
  • Good literacy - demonstrative through minimal mistakes in application

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

court road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

court road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Dietetic Service manager

Bridget Lee

bridget.lee4@nhs.net

01245514236

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 a year per annum( pro rata for part time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BR-9613

Job locations

Broomfield

court road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET


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