Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department Medical Secretary Team
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 284-24-6231929-DMUT
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary (Part-time) - Emergency Department
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced part-time medical secretary to join our small, friendly secretarial and admin team in the Emergency Department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in Central Birmingham. We are looking for a team player who enjoys a varied role where no two days are the same. The post holder will play an important role providing an effective and efficient administrative and secretarial service to the Emergency Department consultants and the wider team/department.
Candidates will be self-motivated and possess an RSA II qualification (or equivalent), along with an AMSPAR certificate or comparable medical secretarial experience. You will enjoy working within a busy multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to relate to children, parents and members of the public. This will be complemented by excellent organisational and communication skills.
Informal enquiries are welcome, please call Jayne Hughes, Operational Support Manager on 0121 333 9217 or 0121 333 9516 or email [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Your key role will be in supporting the Emergency Department consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team, working alongside a small friendly team of medical secretaries/admin support. You will need to be self-motivated, highly organised and enthusiastic. Excellent communication skills are essential. This role can be demanding and flexibility and dedication is a necessity. You must enjoy working within a multi-disciplinary team and have the ability to communicate at all levels, prioritise your workload and think on your feet.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- AMSPAR Diploma, relevant equivalent qualification or comparable medical secretarial experience.
- RCA/OCR Stage II or equivalent qualifications.
- Good standard of secondary education, including GCSE English or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Medical Terminology qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a medical secretarial or similar role.
- Audio typing.
- Good English and numeracy.
- Good telephone manner.
- Proven organisational skills.
- Attention to detail.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Hughes
- Job title
- Operational Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9217
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