Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Secretary - Community Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: 28 hours
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-6469026-LW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Drove House
- Town
- Weston-super-Mare
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
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Job overview
Sirona care & health is a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high quality specialist health and social care. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we’d expect for ourselves and our families.
Community Children’s Health Partnership (CCHP) Services are provided by Sirona care & health CIC working closely with our partners, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Barnardo’s and Off the Record. Together we provide all of the community child health and child and adolescent mental health services for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Our approach is family centered, with the voice of the child and young person featuring strongly throughout everything that we do. We believe in working in partnership with colleagues in primary and secondary care, public health, social care, education and the third sector to achieve the best outcome for every child.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Paediatric Community Team for North Somerset.
You will act as an effective link across NHS staff, other departments, GPs, general public and other relevant bodies.
You will provide versatile day to day secretarial support to the North Somerset and wider Community Paediatric localities as and when required.
You will be a main point of contact for families/carers/professionals requiring advice, support and direction of our services.
You will be adaptable, approachable and pro-active with day to day activities to support the wider team.
Working for our organisation
Looking for a job to fit around you and your lifestyle? Perhaps you’re ready to take your next step, considering a career change, or seeking a rewarding new role where you can make a real difference.
At Sirona care & health we provide local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. From clinical to clerical, we offer a variety of location-based and community roles to choose from with hours to fit around you.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
You’ll receive Agenda for Change hourly rates with a 12.5% annual leave bonus, increased pay for weekend, out-of-hours, or Bank Holiday shifts, along with NHS benefits such as high street discounts and a generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme. Our offer includes a range of paid-for training, and support for your health and wellbeing with our Employee Assistance Programme.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet attached.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.
Person specification
Skills Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills via telephone and face to face, with a variety of colleagues, carers / parents, professionals / agencies both internal and external e.g. consultants, GPs, health visitors, school health nurses, education, social services, multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to plan activities of own role.
- Attention to detail to be able to complete tasks accurately and efficiently
Desirable criteria
- Good organisational/prioritization skills, being able to meet deadlines as well as carry out day to day activities of role.
- Good oral and written communication skills e.g. ensuring messages are relayed and written down accurately.
- Awareness of policies and procedures regarding confidentiality and data protection and ensure that these are adhered to with regard to patient records and information requested over the telephone.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work / training and own development.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA III typing qualification or equivalent
- Copy / audio typing qualification or equivalent experience
- Sound qualification in English language
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Molly Bishop
- Job title
- Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07592376967
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