Job summary
Employer heading
Tissue Viability Administrator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated Secretary to join our Tissue Viability team to assist in administrative tasks that are required for the smooth operation of this busy, friendly department. This post will be both challenging and rewarding and is fundamental to the delivery of an efficient Tissue Viability service that supports the hospitals across the Trust.
Our role is to prevent and treat wounds and pressure ulcers. As well as assessing and treating patients a large part of our role is to organise and undertake regular audits and teaching sessions.
For further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact on 01623 622515 ext 6313 or 4565 or by email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we
also care for you.
We would love you to join us
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of the NHS
- Personal secretary role
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Diplomacy and tactfulness
- Prioritisation skills
- Computer literate with excellent keyboard skills.
Qualifications Academic/ Craft/ Professional
Essential criteria
- Good general education including English GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent)
- RSA III typing/audio typing/or equivalent word processing qualification
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level II Admin
- Shorthand speeds of 80-100wpm
- European Computer Driving Licence
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous customer care and secretarial experience
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Minute taking experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Regular attendance
- Flexibility in working hours
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
- Louise Wood
- Job title
- Senior Tissue Viability Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
Louise Wood
Sister for Tissue Viability
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