Specialty Administrator Community Leg Ulcer Service

Company: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Taunton
Job Description:

Specialty Administrator Community Leg Ulcer Service

We are seeking to recruit for a Secretary who has a passion for high quality customer care to work within the Community Leg Ulcer Service. This is a part time role, based at Parkgate House, East Reach, Taunton. You’ll provide comprehensive secretarial support to the Community Leg Ulcer Service. We are looking for someone who can use their own initiative, work well with other people, be able to work on their own as well as being able to approach others for support. The right candidate will have excellent IT and typing skills. If you think that you are the right person for the job, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Communicate with patients, colleagues, internal and external
  • Deal with day to day correspondence
  • Receive telephone calls, accepting messages on behalf of members of the specialty team, taking appropriate action where necessary
  • Prioritise own work efficiently and effectively, highlighting any issues to the Band 4
  • Type all forms of clinical correspondence as dictated by medical staff, by use of audio or copy typing

About us

  • Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
  • NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
  • Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
  • A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
  • Access to Blue Light Card unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS‑specific perks behind the scenes

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 GCSEs including English Language and Maths or functional skills
  • Level 3 qualifications or equivalent level of experience
  • RSA/OCR III or equivalent typing/word processing including audio typing

Experience

  • Minimum 1 year office experience within last 5 years
  • Previous secretarial experience
  • Experience of working in a healthcare setting/previous experience of NHS administration processes

Additional Criteria

  • IT literate; including recent experience of using Microsoft packages such as Word, Outlook and Excel
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • Working knowledge of secretarial/administrative procedures and systems
  • Problem solving

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.

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Posted: June 13th, 2026