Consultant Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics

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.

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

An exciting opportunity for 2 part time Orthopaedic Consultant Secretaries to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD). Trauma and Orthopaedics is a large, well established service. Trauma and paediatric orthopaedic surgery is currently undertaken on the Poole Site, home to the largest fragility fracture centre in Europe with over 1200 patients attending per year requiring Neck of Femur surgery and a trauma bed base of over 100 beds.

Elective orthopaedic surgery is undertaken on the Bournemouth site, home to the Derwent Orthopaedic Centre with a 28 bed inpatient ward and dedicated orthopaedic theatres. The elective orthopaedic service has recently received investment to support a new modular theatre, which will increase our planned orthopaedic surgery capacity by almost a third.

Key to the success and future of trauma and orthopaedics at UHD are the close working relationships with Dorset ICS, the Strategy and Transformation Directorate and the Institute of Orthopaedic Research at Bournemouth University.

Expectations of the role: The successful candidate will join our well established team and it is hoped they will be able to start as soon as possible.

1. 8 WTE (30hours)
2. 43 WTE (15 hours)

or 2 positions each for 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours)

Interview Date: TBC

• Reporting to the Rota and Staffing Manager, the role comprises of providing a full and comprehensive secretarial service to the orthopaedic consultants and their medical teams.
• Two of these positions will have a shoulder specialty focus and one in hips.

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 teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some 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 about this at interview.

Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.

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

• Vocational level 3 in Administration or equivalent level of experience

• Medical terminology qualification

Experience

• Experience in working as a medical secretary

• Knowledge and experience of patient pathway and validation
• Orthopaedic secretarial experience

Technical Skills Competencies

• Touch typing skills
• Computer literate
• Word processing experience
• Accurate spelling and grammar

Knowledge

• Medical audio typing
• Understanding of secretarial procedures
• Knowledge of medical terminology

• Knowledge of local hospital systems eCaMIS and EPR

Other requirements specific to the role

• Planning and organisational skills
• Able to organise own workload, managing competing demands on your time

Language Requirement

• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Personal Attributes

• Able to deal with sensitive issues with patients, relatives, carers and colleagues
• Able to work well within a team

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.