Consultant Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant Secretary to provide essential secretarial support to medical teams at Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital. This role involves ensuring efficient communication and administrative processes, contributing to a well-established trauma and orthopaedic service. Ideal candidates will thrive in a dynamic environment and be ready for cross-site working.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full and comprehensive secretarial service to the trauma and orthopaedic consultants and their medical teams.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity for a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant Secretary to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD). The Trauma and Orthopaedics service is large and well established. Trauma and paediatric orthopaedic surgery is currently undertaken on the Poole site, which houses Europe’s largest fragility fracture centre with over 1200 patients attending per year for Neck of Femur surgery and a trauma bed base of over 100 beds.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Rota and Staffing Manager, the role comprises providing a full and comprehensive secretarial service to the trauma and orthopaedic consultants and their medical teams.

Location

Base Location: Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital (cross-site working will be part of the transformation of the department).

Additional Information

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some 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 about this at interview.

Poole site will move to RBH as part of a site swap. Please note that if the role or service relocates as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

How to understand the role in more detail

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Closing date

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025.