Job summary
Employer heading
Radiology Secretary
Band 3
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Job overview
X-Ray Department, 24 hours per week to be worked Monday, Thursday and Friday 8.30am-5pm
A vacancy has arisen for a secretary in the X-ray department. This post will involve providing a secretarial service for the consultant radiologists and issuing radiological reports.
The X-ray department provides a busy working environment, with 85,000 examinations being performed each year, reports are issued for the majority of these examinations. The department provides services for inpatients, outpatients GPs and Emergency Department.
Main duties of the job
- To provide typing and general administration support to the department of clinical imaging. The role involves knowledge and understanding of radiological terminology.
- Specific responsibility for co-ordinating Radiologists rota’s and recording private patients for invoicing. The post holder will also be responsible for providing images for medic-legal requests.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE, Grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
- Business Administration Level 3 NVQ or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Typing Qualification – RSA 3 or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate at all levels requiring tact and diplomacy to achieve desired results
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Ability to see a task through from beginning to end with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to exercise judgement and take responsibility to actions
- Knowledge of office procedures including audio typing
Skills & abilities
Essential criteria
- Good Keyboard Skills
- Effective and polite manner when dealing with enquiries over the telephone.
- Confidence to handle difficult conversations with patient’s relatives and carers.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines within a stressful environment whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy.
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of radiology policies and procedures
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Beardshaw
- Job title
- Radiology Administration Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01934 881016
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