Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative & Clerical
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-AC121224
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing
- 30/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/01/2025
Employer heading
Doctors Administrative Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our busy dynamic team within Cancer Care. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a team of Doctors Administrative Assistants. This role encompasses speciality clinical areas for Medical Oncology, Clinical Oncology and Haematology and is a full-time permanent position.
This role is pivotal in working with the multi-disciplinary teams within Cancer Care, working closely with doctors and ANPs on a daily basis. Post holders are required to work Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 4pm.
Based within a busy ward environment, you will be working alongside clinical staff assisting them with their admin duties, including scribing doctors' patient reviews and discharge letters which are completed when patients are deemed medically fit for discharge. This is a pivotal role embedded within the ward areas and allows our clinicians to spend more time with their patients.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.Ìý
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.ÌýUHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
WHAT YOU'LL DO
This role is pivotal in working with the multi-disciplinary teams within the Cancer Care wards, helping to co-ordinate inpatient pathways and optimise inpatient bed flow. This includes inputting Ìýdata to DWL and initiate an e-Discharge summary with findings and support inpatient team as knowledge grows.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a competent, self-motivated and professional individual. As a flexible team player you will have excellent communication skills and a strong ability to work accurately to tight deadlines.Ìý
You will need to have excellent attention to detail, ideally medical terminology knowledge to read and comprehend medical notes and results, as well as experience in a busy demanding medical environment. You will need to be able to communicate with staff at all levels to ensure information and data quality meets their needs.
You will need strong written communication to write discharge summaries, populate doctor's worklists, and prep patient notes for doctor's ward rounds.Ìý
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 In Business Administration or equivalent relevant experience
- RSA 2 word processing / typing or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of basic medical terminology
- Experience in a busy and demanding medical environment
- Experience of working under high pressure and to deadlines
- Admin experience within a customer focused environment
Desirable criteria
- e-Camis Trained
- Knowledge of Doctors Work List, Edocs, PACs, eQuest
- Experience working in the NHS with associated IT systems
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Marshall
- Job title
- MSCC Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381201457
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