Secretary inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative and supportive Admin Team, contributing to an efficient and responsive service for patients and clinicians. Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust emphasises inclusivity and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. The Trust is dedicated to providing high-quality care, guided by values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our admin team supporting the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be required to provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Speech & Language Therapy Team in accordance with Trust Policies and procedures.
The Admin Team provides a link between the Trust, the patient and their clinicians. They provide a comprehensive, efficient, responsive administration service to the Speech & Language Therapy Team.
The post will be primarily based at Flockton House, but there will be times when cover may be required at the other Speech & Language Therapy sites i.e. Ryegate Children's Centre and Welfare House.
There are two full time posts available.
The role is varied and covers a range of administrative duties and projects, including use of computer systems (SystmOne, Healthroster, Microsoft Office, SharePoint etc), telephone work and general admin tasks (potentially covering some resource making).
The admin team provide all administrative functions for the service including managing appointments and clinic spaces, managing referrals and tasks, validation of data, as well as project work and ad hoc tasks to support the Speech and Language Therapy team. We have a fantastic, support team of colleagues who are crucial to the successful delivery of the service.
About us
Please refer to the 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
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