Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Secretary
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7952528-OPS-B
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Vickers House
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2026 08:00
Employer heading
UEC Clinical Support Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Are you a compassionate, detail-driven professional with a passion for making a real difference? We’re on the lookout for a highly organised individual to become a vital part of our Community Respiratory Team.
The primary purpose is to work closely with the UEC clinical team acting as first point of contact for administration role in the departments. Provide accurate and confidential administrative support to the UEC Division including, Respiratory, OPAT, Virtual Ward, UCR, MIU.
The post-holder will provide confidential administrative support within the team / service and to management, community team leaders/heads of departments for the UEC Division with a primary focus of Respiratory.
Please note that this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
- Supporting and providing Team Leaders will information from the Staff / Patient Electronic Records as and when required, including systems eg. Rio, e-roster etc.
- Participate in administration department and service meetings and take action notes and plans as appropriate.
- This post will support the Respiratory service vision
- General administration duties including filing, photocopying, scanning, and faxing for clinical / medical team
- Oracle Ordering - Responsible for ordering, checking in, distribution of stationary stock for community services via online oracle computer system. Receipting goods on oracle system for payment. Following-up any orders not received
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if we receive a high number of applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA Stage III Word Processing (or relevant experience/ skill)
- NVQ Level 3 in Administration (or relevant experience)
- A good level of standard education, GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of Word Processing, databases, internet and computer systems
- At least 2 years office experience in a similar role
- Experience of NHS computer systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills
- Ability to liaise and communicate with people at all levels
- To be able to work as part of a team
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Roper
- Job title
- Integrated Community Services Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07779159271
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