Speciality Assistant

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The Urology admin team is looking for an enthusiastic, proactive team worker to support the Speciality Coordinators. This role is based on the Winchester site, but you will be part of a wider cross-site team covering both locations.

This position requires excellent administrative skills, good communication and customer care experience, and the ability to prioritize and manage your workload effectively.

If you enjoy working in a busy, supportive, and friendly environment and possess good Microsoft Office skills, this could be the right job for you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide administrative support to the Speciality Coordinators, other support staff, and nursing staff.
• Maintain efficient delivery of the transcription service and all administrative tasks within the team.
• Deputize for the Speciality Coordinator when required.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is central to our work across our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers medical and surgical services to approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to foster a culture that values people, promotes belonging, and encourages learning, improvement, and excellence.

We provide specialist services nationally and internationally. Notably, we are one of only two UK centres treating pseudomyxoma peritonei and are leaders in tertiary liver and colorectal cancers.

The trust employs over 9,000 staff with an annual turnover exceeding £500 million. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through elected governors, who represent their constituencies and influence our future plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are open to flexible and part-time working arrangements. Further details about the trust and this role can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Good basic education, such as GCSE English or equivalent relevant experience.
• ECDL or other IT/word processing qualifications.

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience working in a busy, customer-focused environment.
• Experience with Excel, databases, and data manipulation.
• Experience within the medical, NHS, or public sector.
• Knowledge of NHS waiting time targets and initiatives.
• Strong organizational skills.

Skills & Ability

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build effective relationships.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Experience with NHS IT systems.
• Understanding of NHS Trust structures and culture.