Support Secretary in Trauma & Orthopaedics

Band 3 Support Secretary Trauma & Orthopaedic Department -West Suffolk Hospital 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday

We are seeking an ambitious candidate to join the Orthopaedic Department here at the West Suffolk Hospital as a support secretary.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a high level of comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Orthopaedic Department., The successful post holder will be responsible for the following;

Transcribing dictation and actioning clinic outcomes Dealing with patient enquiries Attending meetings Clinic changes Monitoring departmental pools and actioning messages

The above list covers some of the duties within this role.

This vacancy is initially for a fixed term of 12 months and has arisen due to the addition of 2 new Orthopaedic Consultants

This post is 37.5 hours spread over 4 or 5 days a week - this can be negotiated with the suitable applicantensuring it covers the service.

As well as having the required typing qualifications you will also have excellent telephone skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate appropriately with patients, relatives and professional staff within the department.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.