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Job summary

Main area
Administrative and clerical
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Within 0800 - 1630 Monday to Friday)
Job ref
427-7496454
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospitals Bath
Town
Bath
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Children`s Therapies Secretary

Band 3

Job overview

The Children`s Therapies Department is seeking administrative and clerical support for our friendly team of Children`s Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapists . The post is based within the department. The post is  not  direct patient facing but the successful applicant  will  have excellent communication skills to deal with phone calls alongside  carrying out a variety of administrative duties. They will need to be able to  accurately touch type, input data, use excel spread sheets and set appointments up on the hospital Electronic Patient Records system, working efficiently  alongside our existing secretarial support. 

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a complete medical administrative service which may include, patient correspondence, copy and audio typing, editing and formatting letters, information resources, referral to treatment (RTT) data entry and any other appropriate documents as required.
  • Liaising with Therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a quality service for the patients.
  • Working as part of a team sharing responsibility for the smooth running of the administrative service.
  • To provide a first point of contact, including answering all telephone enquiries from internal and external callers, taking and relaying messages in a polite and helpful manner, and using own judgement to establish the priority of issues and taking action as appropriate. Disseminate key information in line with Information Governance and other relevant Trust policies.
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Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details about the responsibilities  for this post.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria
  • Post-GCSE qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Typing qualification or experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience and knowledge of office and administrative processes
  • Able to learn medical terminology and use this effectively as an integral part of the role.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience within the NHS or similar health care setting

Values

Essential criteria
  • Helps and co-operates with colleagues
  • Pro-active and takes responsibility

Specific skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication both written and verbal
  • Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications
  • Excellent touch-typing skills
  • Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emily Graham
Job title
Head of Children`s Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01225 824220
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