Support Secretary

3 weeks ago


Chester, United Kingdom Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Working Part Time**: 30 Hours Per Week

The Ear, Nose and Throat Department is well established within the Trust, with a team of dedicated clinical and administrative staff who strive to provide an excellent service to the patients in the population served by the Countess of Chester Hospital.
- Development opportunities, including skills and leadership development.
- Whole day induction, introducing you to our Trust and ensuring you settle in.
- A friendly and supportive working environment (see our Trust Behavioral Standards).
- Competitive Salary, with incremental pay progression.
- Excellent holiday entitlements 27 days + bank holidays rising to 33 after 10 years’ service (pro rata).
- Competitive pension scheme.
- As part of our commitment to Improving Working Lives, family friendly benefits, such as flexible working practices, on-site nursery, holiday play scheme and support for all carers are just a few of the benefits we can offer.
- To undertake audio transcription and typing of clinic and miscellaneous digital dictation as required by the Team Leader.
- Good communication skills are essential as the post holder will need to liaise directly with patients, consultants and other hospital staff.
- A working knowledge of general office procedures and Microsoft packages is required but full training will be given in the use of hospital software.
- Knowledge of medical terminology would be an advantage.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.

The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.

The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



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