Specialty Personal Assistant - Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

The closing date is 22 September 2024

Job summary

We are recruiting to a full time permanent Specialty Personal Assistant post in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at NUH.

You will be an enthusiastic and conscientious team player and willing to provide cover for other specialities within Clinical Services as and when required. These posts will require you to work flexibly across NUH sites.

You will be able to work under pressure, have excellent written and verbal skills, excellent planning, time-management and organisational skills, as well as being an innovative thinker and always willing to put forward ideas knowing that you are part of a forward-thinking team. You will be able to prioritise yours and others workload throughout the day. You must be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality issues.It is preferable that the successful candidate will have had previous NHS experience in a similar role, a good level of education and experience of using different IT systems (such as NotIS or Medway PAS). You will be competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team, the post-holder will support the provision of a comprehensive PA, secretarial and administrative service to the clinical team of Consultants, Registrars, Specialist Nurses and the Pharmacist. Duties will primarily include consultant diary management, word processing clinical and non clinical letters, clinic maintenance, taking minutes, dealing with incoming mail and results, communicating with patients and staff, supporting and mentoring new staff.

About us

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Date posted

11 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-6590693

Job locations

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Please ensure that you provide evidence within your application to demonstrate the essential/ required criteria.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Please ensure that you provide evidence within your application to demonstrate the essential/ required criteria.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA III word-processing/text processing or equivalent
  • NVQ level 3 in administration or equivalent

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Audio typing
  • Medical Terminology
  • Microsoft Office experience
  • Proven secretarial experience
  • Diary Management

Desirable

  • Knowledge of 18 week wait target times.
  • Winscribe Knowledge of hospital IT systems, e.g. Medway PAS, Notis.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

  • Must be able to clearly and accurately convey information verbally gathered from both verbal and documented reports
  • Has ability to motivate, coach and mentor others within the team

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

  • Works in line with organisational goals and objectives
  • Able to use judgement to make decisions in order to solve problems/enquiries

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates an ability to delegate and organise work for others
  • Ability to prioritise workload
Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA III word-processing/text processing or equivalent
  • NVQ level 3 in administration or equivalent

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Audio typing
  • Medical Terminology
  • Microsoft Office experience
  • Proven secretarial experience
  • Diary Management

Desirable

  • Knowledge of 18 week wait target times.
  • Winscribe Knowledge of hospital IT systems, e.g. Medway PAS, Notis.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

  • Must be able to clearly and accurately convey information verbally gathered from both verbal and documented reports
  • Has ability to motivate, coach and mentor others within the team

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

  • Works in line with organisational goals and objectives
  • Able to use judgement to make decisions in order to solve problems/enquiries

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates an ability to delegate and organise work for others
  • Ability to prioritise workload

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

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Service Manager

Idil Abdi

idil.abdi2@nhs.net

07812268607

Date posted

11 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-6590693

Job locations

Queens Medical Centre

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH


Supporting documents

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