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Main area
Surgery and Cancer Services
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
392-RNOH-920
Employer
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Town
Stanmore
Salary
£26,696 per annum including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2024 08:00

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Sarcoma, Hip & Knee Administrator Apprentice (Band 2–3 progression)

Band 2

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. 

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field.  We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients

  • Rated Good by the CQC
  • Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
  • Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
  • Recognised as a centre of excellence,  leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
  • Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
  • In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
  • Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.

This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.

Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:

  • Patients first, always
  • Excellence, in all we do
  • Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
  • Equality, for all

Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.

Job overview

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital prides itself on being the leading centre for the treatment of patients with orthopaedic and neuro-muscular conditions.

This full time post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and conscientious Sarcoma, Hip & Knee Administrator Apprentice to work within the joint reconstruction and sarcoma service.

The successful candidate will be required to provide medical typing support to a specialist team. This will involve the typing of clinical correspondence, filing, scanning, supporting the Medical Secretaries and any other adhoc duties.

Candidates should possess a professional attitude to their work and have the ability to work flexibly in a busy environment. A team player approach is important with a “can do” attitude of cross covering during leave. Previous experience of working within a hospital environment with audio typing skills is essential. You will be expected to use your initiative and prioritise your workload to meet deadlines.

This new role is intended to support personal growth in the field of administration. Over the course of about 18 months, the post holder will be able to demonstrate progression towards the administration role and have completed the Level 3 Business administration Apprenticeship. Due to apprenticeship funding criteria, we cannot accept applications from individuals who hold a Level 3 or higher qualification in this field (inc overseas study). 

Main duties of the job

  • Previous experience of working within a hospital environment with audio typing skills is essential.
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Able to prioritise your workload
  • Work under your own initiative as well as under guidance from medical clinicians and line management.
  • Medical Terminology

Working for our organisation

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Our Team is tight knit and work well together. We are culturally diverse and welcome new team members.

This vacancy would suit a Sarcoma, Hip & Knee Administrator Apprentice who is looking for a Team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis.  We have a wide range of progression opportunities and encourage staff to enhance their skill set.

Please note the successful applicant must meet the essential criteria below: 

• Be able to produce certificates at interview to evidence maths and English GCSE or equivalent

• Have the right to live and work in the UK, in line with government apprenticeship guidance, sponsorship cannot be offered 

• Undertake enrolment activities, leading to a successful offer to study 

• Commit to study the full apprenticeship programme  

• Attendance of training at the associated HEI is considered to be essential. 

*** Failure to complete any aspect of the academic components within the set time scale will result in removal from the course and may impact on your ability to continue in the training post *** 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties

 

Person specification

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to empathise / communicated with enquiries from a diverse range of service users
  • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • Able to manage time and workload effectively

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE level, grade C or above including English and Maths
  • Evidence of continuing education and development
  • Working within a customer care environment
  • Experience of using large databases e.g. patient information systems

Planning & Organisational Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of office management and administration
  • Experience of implementing and improving office systems and procedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkBronze Trailblazer by Race Equality MattersDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerRoyal College of Anaesthetists AccreditedCareLeaver Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Veronica White
Job title
Senior Medical Secretary
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0203 9470491
Additional information

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