Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Secretary - Division of Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (2 days a week)
- Job ref
- 177-EMER-6091441-A
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Oncology Department within the Division of Medicine, where applications are now invited for a Medical Secretary (Band 3). The position is working 15 hours per week, over 2 days.
This is a highly diverse, demanding but rewarding role. It is essential that the successful applicant has a recognised secretarial qualification, or has sufficient proven medical secretarial experience, and qualified to a minimum of RSA Stage III (or equivalent).
Main duties of the job
The Medical Secretary role is a highly diverse, demanding but rewarding role, working as part of a friendly, dynamic team. It is essential that the successful applicant has proven medical secretarial experience, the ability to type to a high standard and desire to develop and learn new skills and competencies.
The successful candidate will have the confidence and enthusiasm to take on the challenges of this role and experience to manage a high workload. Applicants must be organised, have the ability to work under their own initiative and able to prioritise a competing workload.
Working for our organisation
You can expect a warm and friendly welcome at James Paget Hospital. The successful candidate will benefit from the knowledge and experience of approachable staff to feel supported and mentored throughout their training.
All roles within the Trust require staff to demonstrate our core values in the care they provide to patients. All members of staff should consider these behaviours an essential part of their job role.
Our priority is ensuring that patients always come first and remain at the heart of everything we do. We focus on high quality, safe and compassionate care, supporting our growing elderly population and developing closer links with our health, social and educational partners. Listening to patients and carers so that we understand what matters, what works well and what we need to do to improve is also very important to us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed description and main responsibilities of this position.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Typing qualifications to RSA II or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology/AMSPAR qualification
- Good general standard of literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous digital/audio typing experience
- Secretarial experience in a clinical environment
- Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Outlook, Excel
- Working knowledge and experience of using NHS systems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and maintain concentration in a pressurised working environment
- Demonstrate good organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work and consistently meet deadlines
- Customer care skills including diplomacy and sensitivity
- Ability to input data accurately and efficiently
- Ability to solve problems using analytical and judgemental skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality or Trust.
Behavioural Qualities
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to constantly changing work priorities
- Maintain calm approach under pressure during stressful situations
- Trust Values and Behaviors
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lewis Yaxley
- Job title
- Business Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452850
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