About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? If yes, then read on.
An opportunity has arisen in our Lansdowne Team, who are looking for an experienced Team Secretary. The role will play a key part in the administrative support to the wider clinical team, and you will need to be flexible, proactive, calm under pressure and a team player.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to prioritise and adapt to constant demands on the workload as well as to demonstrate the ability to work as a team member.The post holder is responsible for carrying out general secretarial duties; work within set routines and processes, policies and procedures to provide a comprehensive high quality service to the service, and able to deal efficiently and courteously with patients and staff enquiries. Relevant experience working as a secretary is essential.
Essential skills required for the post include - the ability to prioritise tasks, effective time management skills; excellent IT and secretarial skills; good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
About us
What we offer
27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 after five and 33 after 10 years' service)
Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
Support towards the Continuous Professional Development certificate
Generous NHS pension
Great maternity,paternity and adoption support
Childcare vouchers
Wide range of LGBT+ initiatives
Health service discounts andmany online benefits
Health and wellbeing opportunities
Cycle to Work Scheme and discounts on public transport
Job description Job responsibilities
The roles supports the clinical team with administrative and secretarial duties, including:
Typing and sending clinic letters Using our Electronic Patient Record system Working from a shared inbox Booking appointments and diary management Telephone calls to and from service users, carers, staff
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ 3 or equivalent RSA 3 or equivalent experience and evidence of further practical experience or equivalent Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience Essential
Proven experience of a range of secretarial procedures Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy Experience of maintaining office systems Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
Understanding of medical terminology Proven experience of working as an administrator Audio typing Experience of generating own correspondence
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 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Lansdowne
Hawks Rd
Hailsham
BN27 1NP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)