Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-7150700
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arose within the Opthalmology Medical Secretarial Team.
The Band 3 Medical Secretary will provide comprehensive administrative support to consultants and junior doctors, ensuring smooth daily operations within the department.
Key responsibilities include managing consultant and junior doctors' diaries, coordinating clinic schedules, and liaising with subspecialties, particularly Orthoptics, to ensure patients receive timely care.
Main duties of the job
The role involves minute-taking for audits, managing theatre lists, and ensuring patient appointments are scheduled efficiently. The postholder will also handle general administrative tasks such as phone calls, appointment cancellations and rebookings, typing correspondence, and managing waitlists and results.
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
Flexibility is key, as the role includes covering for team members during periods of annual leave or sickness. This position is essential in maintaining effective communication and supporting clinical teams in delivering high-quality patient care.
Person specification
Application Form
Essential criteria
- Admin Experience
- NHS Experience
Desirable criteria
- Ophthalmology Experience
Application
Essential criteria
- Achieved x3 GSCE Grades - C and above
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alicia Day
- Job title
- Operational Servcie Manager - Ophthalmology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
In Alicia's absence, please contact Lyndsey Walmsley
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