Job summary
- Main area
- Endocrinology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 Months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-25-7276212-DMUT-B
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Team Secretary - Metabolic Bone and OI
NHS AfC: Band 4
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The OI service is a highly specialised service recognised and funded by NHS England. The job holder is responsible for all admin tasks relating to this service. Additionally, the post holder is responsible for all admin tasks relating to the metabolic bone service including Achondroplasia, Hypophosphatasia and X-linked hypophosphatemia.
Main duties of the job
· To ensure the Consultants are organised effectively and efficiently so that they are able to operate all their clinical and non-clinical commitments.
· Patient episodes are organised effectively and efficiently so that the patients are seen without clinical risk and within NHS guidelines and targets.
· Actions resulting from each patient episode are planned and followed up within agreed timescales.
· Completed investigations are available to each consultant and the appropriate healthcare team, when required.
· Patient admission episodes are planned and organised effectively and efficiently, in accordance with Consultant requirements and Trust policies.
· The Trust is able to accurately review and report compliance with relevant NHS guidelines and targets with regard to waiting times and patient activity.
· Collect and provide monthly returns.
· Provide admin support where necessary to wider MDT.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Medical Secretarial experience
- Computer literacy
- Experience of working under pressure
- Diary management experience
- Waiting list experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent qualifications or minimum of 1 year Medical Secretarial experience
- Level 2 RSA/OCR word processing/typing qualification/equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 word processing/ typing qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to work under pressure and to multi-task
- Able to work to deadlines
- Good Numeracy
- Can work autonomously when necessary
- Time management
- Ability to work under pressure
- Highly motivated
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Hospital Systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Winsper
- Job title
- Operational Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8198
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