Admin Assistant - Nutrition & Dietetics

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Job OverviewWe are seeking an enthusiastic and efficient Administrative Assistant to join our Department of Nutrition & Dietetics in Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton.This is an interesting, busy and varied post covering a range of duties including providing a reception service, audio/copy typing, outpatient clinic bookings and other administrative tasks.Part-time hours would be considered for the right candidate.If you want to apply for this post please do so as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close to applicants before the closing date if sufficient applications have been received.Main duties of the jobAs a member of the admin team you will work with/under the direction of a Band 3 Secretary providing valuable admin support to the team of Dietitians, Nutrition Nurse Specialists and the Clinical Lead for the Department.You will be providing the reception duties for the team, and as the first point of contact for patients you will need to have excellent communication skills both on the phone and face to face with a friendly approachable manner.Your duties will be varied and you will be required to work flexibly across the department supporting a variety of sub-teams and in different locations across the hospital site.You will need be competent using a range of IT packages, with fast, accurate keyboard skills, and be confident in dealing with the public both face to face and on the telephone. Previous NHS experience is not essential as training can be offered in post.Working for our organisationWe are a friendly and busy team of Dietitians, Dietetic Assistants, Nutrition Nurses, Catering Liaison Managers and Admin staff based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. We work closely with our community Dietetic team.As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stones throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan there is truly something for everyone!If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and Photo ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.BenefitsWith this in mind, we offer a range of colleague benefits includingWe recognise that our colleagues are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our colleagues.Excellent annual leave entitlementEnhanced rates of payNHS Pension SchemeFree parking on most of our sitesNHS discountsTraining and developmentFlexible workingPaid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified colleaguesFor more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.ukBy submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable), any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national Electronic Staff Record (ESR).These processes are in line with Fair and Lawful processing and with the Data Protection Act (2018) standards especially those in relation to your personal or sensitive personal data ( sensitive personal data is defined as any declared physical or mental health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership, political opinion, religious beliefs). Other principles under Data Protection will be observed such as use of data for specific, defined purposes, and use of data that is relevant and not excessive whilst practicing data accuracy and security of all held personal identifiable information (PII).Our trust has been awarded HSJ Mental Health Trust of the Year for 2021, This award follows a busy time for Somerset FT, now in its second year as a trust providing mental health and learning disability services, community and acute hospital services following a merger in April 2020. For more information on this fantastic award, please click herePlease Note: Our Trust is undergoing a merger to enable Yeovil Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust to become one combined organisation in April 2023. If you are successful in securing employment with the Trust we wanted to make you aware of this proposed merger. If this merger is confirmed, your employment will continue as part of the newly formed Trust.