Dietetic Department Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Administrator to provide efficient and effective administrative support primarily to the Nutrition & Dietetics team at Yeovil District Hospital. You will be working with a wider admin team in our county wide service within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (SFT).

Working with another admin colleague, you will be expected to support both adult (including nutrition nurses) and paediatric teams to support in answering phones, booking appointments, writing minutes and arranging team meetings, as well as other general admin duties.

The post requires flexibility and the ability to provide a wide range of administrative and typist duties as the services develops / integrates across SFT., Deal with day-to-day correspondence, initiating appropriate responses to provide patients, staff and other parties with required information in a friendly and professional manner.Receive telephone calls, accepting messages on behalf of members of the specialty team, taking appropriate action where necessary.Liaise with appropriate personnel in the team to gather and co-ordinate patient information so this is accessible in a timely manner.Type all forms of clinical correspondence as dictated by clinical staff, by use of audio or copy typing. Produce copies for appropriate agencies, filing copies in correct sequence, ensuring follow-up arrangements are in place, listing outstanding investigations on the hospital database system.Process urgent referrals and arrange appropriate outpatient appointments.

Assist in the development and improvement of the admin service to the wider team.Participate in team and Trust meetings as requested.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic 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 stone's 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 to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!