About this role
Job summary
Clinical Administrative Officers (CAOs) provide a range of administrative support services to a group of consultant medical staff and/or other senior members of Division teams.
They are expected to have advanced skills commensurate with their responsibilities.
They will work substantially independently, providing support of the highest quality, and taking leadership in their professional areas. Working as a member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) the post holder will provide a robust, efficient and high quality failsafe system for the breast cancer patients.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time role, and the working patterns are set and are as follows:o Mondays and Fridays - Clinical Administrator Officer Dutieso Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursday - Fail Safe Officer Duties
About us
Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we provide a full range of district general services, including 24-hour urgent and emergency care, specialist children's services, maternity and community midwifery to the population of North Derbyshire - around 400,000 local people.We also offer primary care services through nine GP surgeries in Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We work closely with partners across health and care as part of the Joined-Up Care Derbyshire system. The Trust's Together as One Strategy and People Plan describe our organisational values and a pledge to support our people. We are above average in all themes of the NHS National Staff Survey.
A significant element of supporting our people includes compassionate and inclusive leadership. We know that people have a life outside of work, we offer a raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing including a purpose-built Wellbeing Hub free of charge for staff which includes access to a 24/7 gym. We are easily accessible from the M1 and the A61 and the local train station is nearby.
Ours is a workplace in which you can proudly be yourself.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to GSCE standard (or equivalent), to include English grade C or above RSA III (or equivalent) Typing/Word Processing Familiar with Microsoft Office based computer packages, including email and internet
Desirable
ECDL Shorthand skills Any office based training such as NVQ Medical terminology Audio typing RSA Stage II (or equivalent)
Experience Essential
Experience of working as part of a multi- disciplinary team Previous office/secretarial experience
Desirable
Previous NHS experience Previous knowledge of hospital PAS systems
Skills Essential
Good communication skills Good prioritisation and organisational skills Familiar with work based computer systems Ability to work under pressure, prioritising work to meet deadlines Good telephone manner
Desirable
Previous waiting list experience Medical terminology Preparing agendas and minute taking
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 Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Chesterfield Road
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)