Consultant Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Consultant Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Overview

An exciting opportunity for a Trauma and Orthopaedic Consultant Secretary to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics Directorate at University Hospitals Dorset (UHD). Trauma and Orthopaedics is a large, well established service. Trauma and paediatric orthopaedic surgery is currently undertaken on the Poole Site, home to the largest fragility fracture centre in Europe with over 1200 patients attending per year requiring Neck of Femur surgery and a trauma bed base of over 100 beds.

The closing date is 14 October 2025

Base Location: Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Cross site working will be part of transformation of department)

Main duties of the job

• Reporting to the Rota and Staffing Manager, the role comprises of providing a full and comprehensive secretarial service to the trauma and orthopaedic consultants and their medical teams.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Poole until site swap when trauma will move to RBH

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Vocational level 3 in Administration or equivalent level of experience
• Medical terminology qualification

Experience

• Experience in working as a medical secretary
• Knowledge and experience of patient pathway and validation
• Orthopaedic secretarial experience
• Word processing experience
• Accurate spelling and grammar

Knowledge

• Medical audio typing
• Understanding of secretarial procedures
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Knowledge of local hospital systems eCaMIS and EPR

Other requirements specific to the role

• Planning and organisational skills
• Able to organise own workload, managing competing demands on your time

Language Requirement

• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

Personal Attributes

• Able to deal with sensitive issues with patients, relatives, carers and colleagues
• Able to work well within a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust