Support Secretary

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English. Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL abb.vacancyrequests@wales.nhs.uk If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working. Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment processJob Overview This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover the needs of the service. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual, to join the Clinical Nurse Specialists for Colorectal at the Royal Gwent Hospital The successful candidate will have the ability to work well as part of a team, be flexible to the needs of the service and able to demonstrate a commitment to achieving high quality standards of work. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required as you will liaise with staff and patients. Main duties of the job To provide a full confidential support service to the clinical nurse specialists and team. Carry out duties as defined by the nurses and General Surgery Department. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. Working for our organisation Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future. Experience Essential criteria

• Experience working with Microsoft Packages

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in an office environment
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous secretarial experience

Qualifications/Knnowledge Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word and Excel packages

Desirable criteria

• RSA II/III Typing or equivalent
• Training/competent using WelshPAS, Clinical Work Station and MedSecs
• Knowledge of secretarial procedures and systems
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Skills And Abilities Essential criteria

• Good IT Skills
• Good Communiation
• Confidentiality
• Organisational and Time Management Skills
• Able to prioritise conflicting workloads
• Able to act on own initiative
• Able to work under pressure

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak welsh
• Previous experience of working in a team