University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Patient Safety Support Secretary
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Patient Safety Support Secretary
The Patient Safety Support Secretary role provides high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the Trust’s Patient Safety Team. The post holder plays a key role in enabling patient safety improvement work by supporting the team with day-to-day organisation, meetings, and administration.
If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.
Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a Secondment.
If you have any questions or require further guidance, please contact the Recruitment Team.
Requirements
- Candidates must be able to attend interview in person
- Successful applicant must have the ability to attend site for Trust/Department Induction and to collect equipment.
- Very occasional site visits may be required for training or events and the candidate must have the ability to attend these as required.
Application Guidelines
Candidates who have applied for this vacancy within the last 3 months and were unsuccessful at any stage of the recruitment process should not reapply unless you can demonstrate additional relevant skills, qualifications or experience acquired since your previous application.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day secretarial and administrative support to the Patient Safety Team.
- Arrange and support trust wide meetings, including managing diaries, booking rooms, preparing papers, and following up actions.
- Take notes and produce clear, accurate minutes for meetings, sharing actions with relevant staff.
- Act as a point of contact for the team, dealing with enquiries in a helpful and professional manner.
Application Details
- Closing Date of Applications: 01 September 2026
- Interview Dates: 15 September 2026.
About Us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
What We Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
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Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Natalie Keightley
- Job Title: Senior Falls Practitioner
- Email Address: natalie.keightley1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01332 786308
We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.
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