Job summary The Rheumatology Department is looking for an experienced secretary to join its busy secretarial team.
We are looking for someone with an approachable, helpful, flexible attitude who enjoys working as part of a team.
You should have excellent communication skills, administrative and organisational skills and be able to produce accurate audio typing and respond to ad hoc queries and deadlines effectively.
You should be comfortable working both in a busy office and at home as there will be a need for both.
You should be confident to work autonomously.
If you enjoy working as part of a team and have a flexible approach and professional attitude with the necessary skills to provide a high standard of secretarial support to this busy, high profile division; then we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job To ensure a high standard of secretarial and administrative service is consistently delivered by undertaking all required tasks and activities on a daily basisTo utilise the required technology including Big Hand, Evolve, Microsoft and any other new technology or system(s) that are introduced and support other team members to do so to deliver an efficient administrative and secretarial service.
About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex.
Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff.
We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone.
Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic.
This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Good command of English Pitmas/RSA or equivalent in Audiotyping/Digital Dication Desirable AMSPAR qualification Experience Essential Proven experience as secretary or typist.
Desirable NHS experience Show willingness to attend meetings, help with research and audits as requested.
Knowledge Essential Communication skills Excellent IT skills Confidentiality Desirable Knowledge of hospital systems.