Administrative Assistant

1 month ago


Wareham, United Kingdom Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you a highly organised Administrator looking to join a supportive and compassionate team. The Purbeck Hub based in Wareham is looking for an Administrative Assistant to work alongside a team of multi-disciplinary professionals, providing admin support to the Community Teams, focusing mostly on patient dedicated administrative tasks as well as being a key part of helping the teams run smoothly on a day-to-day basis.

As Administrative Assistant you will need to be proficient in a range of software programmes such as Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Word, have experience of minute taking, transcribing minutes, advanced typing skills, excellent attention to detail and be able to cope under pressure.

The Administrative Assistant must be confident on the phone as they will be required to communicate with a range of different health care professionals, patients, their relatives, and carers which can sometimes lead to difficult conversations.

If you are looking for a change, a challenge and working with a wide variety of professionals, this could be the role for you. Flexibility, responsiveness, and IT/communications skills are essential for this post.

The Administrative Assistant role is a part-time post of 22.5hpw, we would support flexible working around the shift patterns, see below:
Monday to Friday

08:00 - 16:00

09:00 - 17:00

To ensure the provision of effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support including dealing with telephone enquiries, relatives, carers, GPs, and other agencies, maintaining good communications between staff members of the Trust, GP Practices and outside representatives demonstrating discretion and confidentiality.

To attend meetings as required and take and transcribe formal minutes at meetings. To have access to team diaries, plan and organise activities and events including meetings and multi-disciplinary meetings with internal and external organisations as requested.

Ensure letters, memorandums and reports are of high quality and are complete in terms of presentation and accuracy and adhere to Trust Policy and guidelines.

To ensure that patient appointments are made effectively and in a timely manner using the Electronic Patient Record.

To ensure the maintenance of accurate information on patient records systems, databases, and spreadsheets.

Be responsible for accepting referrals from a range of sources, screening for appropriateness, gathering information and registering on the patient record.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.



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