Job summary To provide a comprehensive administration and secretarial support to the Shropshire Wheelchair and Posture Service, (a specialist clinical and mechanical multidisciplinary team who provide a service to people with mobility problems requiring a wheelchair).
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job Share responsibility for reception desk.
Be the first point of contact for service users; booking and arranging appointments, general enquires.
Book and plan clinics whilst liaising with manufacturer representatives and clinicians.
Secretarial support for the service: managing and coordinating diaries, ordering, taking minutes.
About us Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too.
These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.
Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work.
It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification Training and Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent.
Maths and English at C or above - or equivalent qualification/demonstrable experience Intermediate IT skills RSA 3 / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Experience Essential Experience of Microsoft Office packages eg.
Word, Excel Experience of patient related data collection systems Knowledge and Skills Essential Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills Ability to organise and prioritise Able to work as part of a team as well as independently Able to take responsibility for appointment organisation without direct supervision Knowledge of confidentiality issues Good telephone skills