Ward Personal Assistant - A5 and A4 Ward | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7186378/153-ME04603 |
Summary
We are looking for a Full time Ward Personal Assistant to join the team on Ward A5 and A4 at Poole Hospital.
Ward A4 Is a 27 bedded acute Respiratory ward and A5 is a 27 Bedded Acute gastroenterology ward. Both wards will be moving to the COAST building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital, this move is anticipated to be around January 2026
Your time will be split between A4 and A5 equally. Days of work are Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00, excluding bank holidays.
The ideal applicant would be well organised, highly motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a wider multidisciplinary team. You must be able to maintain confidentiality, demonstrate excellent typing and IT skills and be able to communicate effectively.
The main focus of this role is to provide administrative support in the form of organising staff training needs, maintaining staff records, taking and distributing accurate minutes of meetings and producing quality and performance data alongside other duties outlined in the job description. The job role is to provide support to the ward sister and management team, it is a condition of the trust that some cross site working may be required.
Base Location: Poole Hospital wards A4 and A5
Interview Date: TBC
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. 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.
Wards are moving to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2026.
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.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
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