Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Medical Secretary and Pathway Co-ordinator
Band 4
Job overview
Provide senior leadership to the secretarial and administration team to provide a comprehensive service to the Cardiology Consultants, their teams and the Rapid Access Nurses.
Work in a team based secretarial service providing support for each other and ensuring continuity of the service at times of annual leave and sickness.
The post holder will have managerial responsibility for other administrative/secretarial staff within their teams
Main duties of the job
Prioritise workload of whole team, to ensure all targets are met, and also work on own initiative to ensure patients are seen in a timely fashion and in line with Trust policies in respect of the Access Targets.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Skills & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of supervising staff
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience, experience of recruitment, appraisal and performance management
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE A - C English or equivalent. RSA level 3 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal, Healthroster & Performance Management training
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mrs Tracy Maybin
- Job title
- Cardiology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796993231
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