Job summary
Employer heading
ENT Support Secretary
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Support Secretary within the Clinical Administration Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital working in the ENT department.
A good range of secretarial skills, including knowledge of medical terminology, audio word-processing etc is required. The ability to organise your day and work as part of a team are also desirable. Applicants should be confident, self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties. The applicant should be able to demonstrate an interest to learn new skills.
They should also hold relevant secretarial / audio / word-processing qualification and ideally have previous NHS /Medical experience.
A typing test will be required as part of the interview process.
Working days to be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
You should be self - motivated with the ability to work in a busy and pressured environment. You should be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties.
You should also hold relevant secretarial or audio typing qualifications and have previous secretarial or PA experience. Knowledge and experience within the Health sector would be beneficial but not essential.
Working for our organisation
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education
- Excellent secretarial and audio-word-processing
- RSA2 Level or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of dealing with the public
Desirable criteria
- Medical Terminology
- Knowledge of PAS or similar systems
- Previous Secretarial Experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent computer skills (Word/Excel) /advanced key board skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to work with and support colleagues as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Database management
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Browning
- Job title
- ENT Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07874 891595
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