Job Description

We are seeking dedicated, motivated people to help us provide high quality care to our local communities. In return for your hard work, we offer well-established, structured mentoring and staff development packages to support you in your role.

QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL

TYPIST/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

Full time 37.5 hrs

We are looking for a Typist/Administrative Assistant to join our small administrative team in this busy, friendly department.

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person with a mature, responsible and flexible outlook. Previous admin experience is essential. You will have a caring and courteous manner and enjoy working with and meeting people. You will also be able to work unsupervised and display initiative, whilst being aware of team membership.

You will be responsible for supporting the department with all administrative tasks, ensuring that all correspondence, administrative letters is dealt with in a timely manner and distributed accordingly and answering telephone enquiries.

Please note that the as part of the application process for non-medical roles, you will need to complete a short values based pre-application question. Your responses to the question will impact on whether or not you are able to successfully continue with your application. Please have a look on our website to find out more information before you start the pre-application question. If you are unsuccessful with the pre-application question, it means that you are not in harmony with our values. We thank you for your interest in Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

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 (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities