Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Job share or Part Time Hours Considered.)
- Job ref
- 153-SP05099-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/12/2025
Employer heading
Administrative and Clerical Officer - Dorset Breast Screening Unit
Band 3
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Dorset Breast Screening Unit are looking for a self-motivated person with good attention to detail to support the Office Manager in fulfilling the exacting requirements of the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) for Dorset and the Trust Symptomatic Breast Service. To support initiatives aimed at reducing the DNA rate and improving uptake rates within your service.
This is a permanent contract working alongside a dedicated administration and clerical team.
You will need to be willing to learn and assimilate new systems and processes quickly, working with a multi- disciplinary team to adhere to the NHSBSP and Trust guidelines and procedures.
The Unit is modern and innovative, inviting over 40,000 ladies from Dorset for breast screening every year as well as supporting a busy symptomatic service. Standards are necessarily high and we are proud of our achievements and the service that we provide for our population.
Additional contact information: Carol Ireson Programme Manager - 0300 019 8067
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: 4th December 2025
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education at GCSE or equivalent
Skills
Essential criteria
- Word and Excel
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Evidence of organisational skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Able to cope in a stressful environment, with emotional patients and carers
- Attention to detail and maintenance of accurate records
- Understand the critical importance of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use a PC – Keyboard/computer skills
- Self Motivated
- Well organised
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of Breast Screening Programme and Symptomatic Service
- Experience of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS
- Previous experience of NBSS
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dawn Poore
- Job title
- Office Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8247
- Additional information
Carol Ireson
Tel: 0300 019 8067
Email: [email protected]
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