Secretarial Assistant inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED 26 DEC 2023
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Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Are you looking for an administrative opportunity to support our frontline healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care to the Children and Young people at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust?
We are looking for a
Secretarial Assistant
to work as part of theDermatology/Rheumatologyteam.
No NHS experience? No problem!
We are looking for people that can confidently use word processing software, have good typing skills and can produce typed documents with an excellent standard of punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Don't worry about you knowledge of medical terminology, we can teach you this. To us it is more important that you are willing to learn, hardworking and share our trust CARE values.
Please note: This advert is for maternity cover.
You'll use word processing systems to create a range of documents. These may be reports, letters, case notes, etc. You will listen to dictated information and type what you hear, turning it into a well-presented document.
You will:
- Provide a high quality clinical typing / transcription service.
- Provide a high quality administrative support service.
As a secretary/typist, you'll need to:
- work accurately and methodically
- meet deadlines
- use medical terminology (but don't worry we can teach you this)
- pay attention to detail
- work in a team but use their own initiative
- work with all types of people
- be helpful and reassuring if dealing with patients and their families
- be adaptive and flexible to change
Skills required
- excellent keyboard skills
- IT skills
- good spelling and grammar
- excellent organisational skills
About You
You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Please ensure that you explain clearly how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in your application.
Please see job description and person specification for full details of the role
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
Are you looking for an administrative opportunity to support our frontline healthcare professionals deliver outstanding patient care to the Children and Young people at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust?
We are looking for a
Secretarial Assistant
to work as part of theDermatology/Rheumatologyteam.
No NHS experience? No problem!
We are looking for people that can confidently use word processing software, have good typing skills and can produce typed documents with an excellent standard of punctuation, spelling and grammar.
Don't worry about you knowledge of medical terminology, we can teach you this. To us it is more important that you are willing to learn, hardworking and share our trust CARE values.
Please note: This advert is for maternity cover.
You'll use word processing systems to create a range of documents. These may be reports, letters, case notes, etc. You will listen to dictated information and type what you hear, turning it into a well-presented document.
You will:
- Provide a high quality clinical typing / transcription service.
- Provide a high quality administrative support service.
As a secretary/typist, you'll need to:
- work accurately and methodically
- meet deadlines
- use medical terminology (but don't worry we can teach you this)
- pay attention to detail
- work in a team but use their own initiative
- work with all types of people
- be helpful and reassuring if dealing with patients and their families
- be adaptive and flexible to change
Skills required
- excellent keyboard skills
- IT skills
- good spelling and grammar
- excellent organisational skills
About You
You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Please ensure that you explain clearly how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in your application.
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