Support Secretary

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Support Secretary in the Executive Suite at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

We are looking for an individual who is organised, keen to learn, has basic knowledge of secretarial/administration tasks, is able to work independently and on their own initiative, prioritise their workload, and who works well as part of a team.

The successful candidate will be supported by our friendly Executive Assistant team to learn the role, develop their skills and learn new ones! Recent experience in an NHS or administrative role is desirable. If you'd like to learn more information about this role please contact Lisa Wilkes on 01905 733960 or lisa.wilkes1@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for providing an efficient administrative service to support the Executive Assistants and Executive Directors.

Duties of the role include diary management (electronically), telephone enquiries, reception cover, managing and distributing incoming post,and other such clerical duties within the department.

The post holder should be reliable and have a flexible, proactive and professional approach to ensure the smooth running of the Executive Suite is maintained.

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.