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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Medical secretary/admin support

The closing date is 12 June 2025

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Job summary

If you have an interest in working in a laboratory setting, this is an ideal opportunity for you to take on a supporting role as part of our small admin team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Histopathology Department.

You will need to be organised, flexible and a good team player who is able to work in a high pressured environment.

Main duties of the job

The role includes:

  • Audio typing
  • Data entry
  • Answering telephone enquires
  • Sending away and receiving laboratory material
  • Filing

If you've worked within a similar environment that's great. If not, don't worry as full training will be provided. You will however need to have an interest in working within this environment, have a good eye for detail and following procedures.

Please do contact us to discuss the role or arrange a visit.

Working hours are between 9am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

269-SFT9047-A

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Has GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • RSA III typing or audio typing skills
  • knowledge of medical terminology

Skills

Essential

  • Accurate word processing and spelling skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines
  • Able to work as part of a team and alone
  • Has good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Organise, maintain and monitor Consultant diaries as necessary producing an effective and efficient record of meetings, appointments and inquests

Experience

Essential

  • Clerical/office administration experience preferably within a health care environment
  • Extensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages

Desirable

  • Experience of data entry
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Has GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • RSA III typing or audio typing skills
  • knowledge of medical terminology

Skills

Essential

  • Accurate word processing and spelling skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills to meet deadlines
  • Able to work as part of a team and alone
  • Has good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Organise, maintain and monitor Consultant diaries as necessary producing an effective and efficient record of meetings, appointments and inquests

Experience

Essential

  • Clerical/office administration experience preferably within a health care environment
  • Extensive knowledge and experience of Microsoft packages

Desirable

  • Experience of data entry

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Marie Stafford

Marie.stafford@nhs.net

01722429108

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

269-SFT9047-A

Job locations

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ


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