Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Support Typist

The closing date is 17 February 2026

Job summary

Temporary Bank Administrator - Join Our Team!

Monday - Friday

Full and Part time hours available on a temporary basis.

We are looking for an organised and proactive Administrator to provide support to our busy clinical teams.

This temporary Bank role is ideal for someone with strong typing skills, good attention to detail, and the ability to manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.

What you'll be doing:

  • Providing a full secretarial and administrative service, including typing letters and reports.
  • Managing patient information, ensuring records are accurate, up to date, and in the right place at the right time.
  • Updating electronic systems, tracking case notes, and retrieving clinical information when needed.
  • Supporting clinics by handling correspondence and maintaining efficient processes.
  • Working closely with colleagues across teams to ensure smooth, effective services.
  • Handling general office duties such as filing, post, and maintaining a tidy workspace.

What we're looking for:

  • Confident computer user with strong audio-typing skills (minimum 45 wpm).
  • Someone flexible, cheerful, and able to multitask with changing priorities.
  • Great communication skills and a commitment to confidentiality and Trust policies.
  • A team player able to work independently and organise their own workload.

If you're reliable, enthusiastic, and ready to support a busy department, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Why RUH Bank?

We can offer:

  • Regular extra work
  • Occasional shifts to fit around other commitments
  • School hours

Then the RUH Bank can help

We offer:

  • Flexibility without losing benefits including pension and holiday pay
  • Flexible working practices
  • Professional training and updating
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Full Trust and local induction
  • Variety of work available in all clinical areas

For an informal chat please contact Stephanie Beard 01225 824818.

Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in the post, the vacancy will be expired early.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

427-6743816-A

Job locations

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Job description

Job responsibilities

lease find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

lease find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate - Microsoft Word, email and other office applications .

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Good standard of English

Desirable

  • Good standard of general education

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Ability to become competent with RUH computer systems (following a period of learning on the job if necessary) and use effectively as part of the role.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in the NHS
Person Specification

Specific Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate - Microsoft Word, email and other office applications .

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Good standard of English

Desirable

  • Good standard of general education

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Ability to become competent with RUH computer systems (following a period of learning on the job if necessary) and use effectively as part of the role.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in the NHS

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

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Staffing Solutions

Stephanie Beard

stephanie.beard@nhs.net

01225826069

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

427-6743816-A

Job locations

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG


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