Job summary
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Haematology team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, as a full-time Medical Secretary. This post may require some cross site working between Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
This role will provide secretarial and administrative support to a range of clinical staff, working alongside them to benefit our patients and make their experience the best it can be.
You should be self-motivated with the ability to work in a busy and pressured environment. You should be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties.
Ideally, you should have previous secretarial or PA experience. Knowledge and experience within the health sector would be beneficial but not essential. You will have an excellent range of PA and secretarial skills; ideally including accurate audio typing skills and a solid knowledge of medical terminology - though this is not essential.
Main duties of the job
The primary purpose of this role is to work as a PA/medical secretary providing comprehensive support across clinical administration with primary responsibility to the Haematology clinical division.
The post holder, under the direction and guidance of the Service Manager, will be responsible for ensuring processes and systems are monitored and evaluated to meet both Trust and National targets, in accordance with the Patient Access to Treatment Policy.
The post holder will be required to provide cover/secretarial support, working with clinicians to provide an exemplary service to patients.
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed, you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Standard of general education to GCSE level
- Typing standard equivalent of Pitman/RSA III (45-50 wpm)
- Audio transcription
Desirable criteria
- Recognised medical secretarial qualification (e.g. AMSPAR)
- Audio-typing
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- At least two years secretarial experience
- Previous medical secretarial experience
- Full understanding of medical secretarial role
- Office practice experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of a variety of word processing packages
- Use of e-mail
- Experience of databases
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jamie Carter
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622 225045
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