Specialty Administrator

1 week ago


Taunton, United Kingdom Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**The closing date is 3rd Sep 2025**

**Job summary**:
We are seeking to recruit for a Secretary who has a passion for high quality customer care to work within the ENT Department. This is a full time role working 37.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday.

If you think that you are the right person for the job, we would love to hear from you.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
Communicate with patients, colleagues, internal and external

Deal with day to day correspondence,

Receive telephone calls, accepting messages on behalf of members of the specialty team, taking appropriate action where necessary

Prioritise own work efficiently and effectively, highlighting any issues to the Band 4

Type all forms of clinical correspondence as dictated by medical staff, by use of audio or copy typing.

**About us**:
At **Somerset NHS Foundation Trust**, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

- ** Flexible working options** to help you balance work and life
- ** NHS pension scheme** for long-term financial security
- ** Generous annual leave allowance** to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on **career development** to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our **Blue Light Card**, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

**Why Somerset?** Somerset offers the perfect blend of **idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty**, and **breathtaking coastlines**, with vibrant cities like **Bristol**, **Bath**, and **Exeter**just a short drive away - and only two hours to **London**.

The region is home to excellent **educational facilities**, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

**Somerset truly has it all** - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

**Job description**:
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- Minimum of 5 GSCEs including English Language and Maths or functional skills
- Level 3 qualifications or equivalent level of experience
- RSA/OCR III or equivalent typing/word processing including audio typing

**Experience**:
**Essential**:

- Audio typing/word processing
- Minimum 1 year office experience within last 5 years
- Evidence of prioritising workloads/good time management
- Proven experience of working well as part of a team

**Desirable**:

- Previous secretarial experience
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting/previous experience of NHS administration processes
- Experience of dealing with patients/customers
- Supervisory/HR experience

**Additional Criteria**:
**Essential**:

- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Problem solving
- Working knowledge of secretarial/administrative procedures and systems
- IT literate; including recent experience of using Microsoft packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel

Jessica Green

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 3

**Salary**:

- £24937.00 to £26598.00 Yearly
**Contract**:
Permanent

**Working pattern**:
Full-Time

**Reference number**:
184-OL-OR-3131

**Job locations**:
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA



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