Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-AC094-0425
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nevill Hall Hospital
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £26,928 - £29,551 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 4
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
To provide a full confidential secretarial service to the Respiratory Consultants and their team within Nevill Hall hospital.
Carrying out duties as defined by the Assistant Directorate Manager and Service Improvement Manager to meet the needs of the service.
Managing and prioritising your workload, working independently to defined policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
Providing secretarial support to the Consultant and extended team, along with provision of general support throughout the department as and when required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Typing of correspondence, clinic letters and discharge summaries accurately in a timely manner to meet departmental standards, thus requiring a high level of keyboard skills & knowledge of medical terminology. Audio/copy typing any other correspondence as required.
Providing secretarial support to the Consultant and extended team, along with provision of general support throughout the department as and when required.
Ensuring urgent correspondence and investigations are actioned appropriately.
Exercising tact & judgement when dealing with enquiries.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Secretarial post
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience and experience of working as a Medical Secretary
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Keyboard skills to RSA III or equivalent.
- Audio Typing
- Knowledge of medical terminology
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of CWS, Myrddyn, Med Secs
Education
Essential criteria
- English Language GCSE `O` level or equivalent, good standard of education
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Coates
- Job title
- Assistant Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01633 234899
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