Job summary
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 3
Job overview
Medical Secretary
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Gastroenterology and Hepatology secretarial team.
Flexible working opportunities can be discussed, including home working once established in the role. This post will involve working on site on a rota basis.
This role is for 30 hours per week (4 x full days or 5 x shorter days to include working on site and home working)
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to clinical staff using a range of secretarial procedures in accordance with the processes.
To contribute to the effective delivery of patient care, through knowledge of consultant practice and hospital systems.
To be flexible to provide cover for colleagues as necessary.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education, including GCSE’s (or equivalent) level ‘C’ Maths and English.
Desirable criteria
- AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma.
- RSA stage 3 typing or equivalent Proven windows experience (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretarial Experience.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
- Previous NHS experience.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced keyboard skills.
- Able to communicate effectively with staff of different disciplines.
- Ability to work on own initiative with guidance available from immediate supervisor.
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
- Stephanie Hooper
- Job title
- Deputy Performance & Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788361841
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