Administrative Assistant Wareham, England
Job description
At Dorset HealthCare we strive to be ‘Better Every Day’ and our vision is to be recognised as an inspiring leader for excellence, compassion and expertise in all that we do. Our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare services that empower people to make the most of their lives.
We are looking to recruit a highly organised individual who is proficient in a range of software programmes such as Microsoft Office including Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Word. The successful candidate will have advanced typing skills, excellent attention to detail and can cope well under pressure. Experience of minute taking, and transcribing minutes is also desirable.
The post will be based within Purbeck Local Office where you will be working alongside a team of multi-disciplinary professionals, providing admin support to our 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.
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 successful applicant may be required to travel across the Locality therefore a car driver is essential for this post.
Induction to the trust and appropriate orientation will be given to the successful candidate.
To provide a friendly, safe and efficient administrative and office systems service to support the delivery of excellent patient care.
To ensure that patients and contacts with the service are dealt with in a friendly, empathetic and professional manner and to help ensure that the patient’s experience is positive.
To deal with confidential, contentious and urgent material proactively in a sensitive and appropriate manner, exercising analytical skills and sound judgement.
Work as part of an efficient and professional team.
To work systematically and develop communication networks that contributes effectively to the service provided.
This is a full-time post of 37.5hpw working within the 8am to 5pm service hours, part-time hours could be considered.
Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
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.
For the main duties and responsibilities of this role please read the attached job description and person specification.
When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
