Job summary
- Main area
- Strategy and Transformation
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 11 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-CO04517
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Administrative Assistant - Strategy & Transformation Team
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
University Hospitals Dorset are seeking a self motivated friendly Administrative Assistant to join the Strategy and Transformation Team in a very exciting and dynamic time. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent keyboard and audio skills with excellent attention to detail.
In this full-time role you will need to possess good communication skills and have a passion to deliver outstanding service to the Transformation Team. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential requirements together with the ability to multitask in a busy environment. Good team skills are also an essential requirement.
If you feel you meet these requirements then we would like to hear from you.
Base Location: This post will be required to work across Bournemouth and Poole as and when required
Interview Date: TBC
If you have previously submitted an application for this position, please do not reapply.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English grade C or above (or equivalent)
Experince
Essential criteria
- Previous Administration/ Clerical Experience.
- Experience in dealing with general public.
- Previous NHS experience.
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS clerical experience.
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills.
- Minute Taking Experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Reasonable understanding of the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Projects.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Taz Anderton
- Job title
- Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07747030764
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