Support Secretary
The closing date is 30 July 2025
Job summary
Do you have good clerical skills? Would you like to help make a different to our patients?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Anaesthetic department at Colchester Hospital as a Support Secretary part time 30 hours per week.
We are looking for a hardworking, highly motivated team player who will also be able to work on their own initiative. You must have excellent communication skills and a friendly manner.
You should have a good level of clerical experience and good working knowledge of IT systems although full training in the use of our systems will be provided.
If you feel you have the skills to join our team then you may just be the person we are looking for.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking for the next step in their career or to gain some experience working in the NHS
This role is Fixed Term until 31st December 2025, current ESNEFT Employees will be offered on a Secondment basis.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include: typing, reviewing rotas, booking meetings, taking minutes, calling patients and data input.
Further administration duties will include retrieving patient notes, filing, photocopying and ordering stationery.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
5 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
432-HR513-25
Job locations
Colchester General Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester General Hospital
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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