Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (County Hospital Based)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 205-7192985
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stafford County Hospital
- Town
- Stafford
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Support Secretary
Band 3
Job overview
- Are you looking for a new challenge?
- Are you looking to work in a fast paced team?
If you answered yes, then this role could be for you!
We are recruiting into 2x posts. 1x 30h & 1x 37.5h.
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a Medical Secretary within the Imaging secretarial team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands that could be right for you.
This would be an ideal opportunity for anyone who has clerical experience of working in the NHS but this is not essential as full training will be given to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have:
- Excellent communication skills
- Outstanding empathy and compassion
- Able to use their own initiative
- Organisational Skills
- Experience of Microsoft Office packages
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information about this vacancy please see job description and person specification or contact the hiring manager.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general education to include
- GCSE English or equivalent
- RSA III word processing or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretarial/clerical background.
- Audio typewriting skills
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Microsoft office package including: Microsoft word and outlook
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of hospital systems
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Able to use own initiative.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work in a demanding, pressurised environment
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
- Imogen Lassetter
- Job title
- Operational Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 679618
- Additional information
Imogen Lassetter - 01782 679618
[email protected]Anne Walton - 01782 675862
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