Safeguarding Secretary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, &

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a resourceful individual to join our busy Safeguarding Team. This demanding role provides confidential secretarial support under the supervision of safeguarding professionals, with allocated time to support the Head of Safeguarding.

The role focuses on coordinating meetings, liaising with internal and external contacts, and handling highly sensitive information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Administrative/secretarial experience in healthcare; strong communication; adaptable to changing demands; able to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate meetings and liaise with internal/external contacts.
• Provide high-quality secretarial support to the Safeguarding Team and Head of Safeguarding.

Skills

Admin/Secretarial experience

Communication skills

Adaptability

Deadline-oriented

Discretion & confidentiality

Job description

At all times respect patient confidentiality and including , the confidentiality of electronically/manually stored patient/personal data, in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.

Be aware of individual responsibilities and maintain a safe environment in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act. Identify and report immediately any untoward incident, accident or potential hazard.

Undertake manual handling in accordance with Trust Policy and appropriate to own working environment.

Participate in annual Performance Development Appraisal.

Develop IT skills as required in line with Trust developments.

Attend all statutory and essential training and any further training identified at Performance Development Appraisal.

Adhere to Trust and Directorate policies and procedures - contribute to development and review of policies.

We have an opportunity for a resourceful individual to join our busy Safeguarding Team.

This is a demanding role, but working under the supervision and guidance of the Safeguarding Professionals this individual will be supported in delivering a comprehensive secretarial service to the Safeguarding Team, with allocated time to support the Head of Safeguarding.

The main focus of your role will be to assist the team, by providing high quality secretarial support, and provide allocated secretarial support to the Head of Safeguarding. In general the role will include the co-ordination of meetings and liaising with individuals both internal and external to the Trust. You will need a calm but confident approach in order to deal with very sensitive information and emotional situations. You will need to demonstrate a clear ability to effectively communicate with others across a range of settings and have the ability to record and produce highly sensitive and confidential data. You will understand the emotional effort involved and be able to calmly manage the demands of the role whilst recognising your own needs and accessing appropriate support.

Administrative/secretarial experience within a healthcare environment, excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to the changing demands of the role, working to tight deadlines with minimal supervision are also vital.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers