Medical Secretary – General Surgery

Job title:

Medical Secretary – General Surgery

Company

NHS

Job description

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic team players to provide secretarial support to the nursing team within the General Surgery department as a Medical Secretary.This is a key role in a busy department that works closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, the endoscopy unit and the wider hospital teams.You will be part of a friendly patient focussed team, delivering high quality administrative care to patients referred to the Colorectal team in Ipswich.Main duties of the jobYou will be responsible for ensuring that the administration needs of the department are completed in a timely way.You will ensure that timeframes are met for the management of patient pathways in accordance with Referral to Treatment targets.You will support team members by having a flexible approach to both workload, additional tasks and working patterns.For this post you will require attention to detail as well as excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan.About usOne of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.Find out about living and working with us – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8ADate posted13 December 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number432-HR1829-24Job locationsIpswich HospitalHeath RoadIpswichIP4 5PDJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Excellent clerical / secretarial background, with proven experience
• Microsoft applications
• Work involving contact with members of the public

Desirable

• NHS experience
• PAS experience

QualificationsEssential

• RSA/OCR 2-3 Text Production / Word Processing
• RSA/OCR 2-3 Audio Typing
• Medical Terminology
• GCSEs, grade C or above (or equivalent), including English & Maths

Desirable

• ECDL
• AMSPAR
• BigHand experience

KnowledgeEssential

• Confidentiality Issues
• Data Protection
• English language – ability to communicate well with others at all levels, both verbally and written
• Competent at using Microsoft applications

SkillsEssential

• Works well under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Works on their own initiative
• Ability to multi-task
• Team player
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good eye for detail
• Ability to think laterally.
• Calm

Person SpecificationExperienceEssential

• Excellent clerical / secretarial background, with proven experience
• Microsoft applications
• Work involving contact with members of the public

Desirable

• NHS experience
• PAS experience

QualificationsEssential

• RSA/OCR 2-3 Text Production / Word Processing
• RSA/OCR 2-3 Audio Typing
• Medical Terminology
• GCSEs, grade C or above (or equivalent), including English & Maths

Desirable

• ECDL
• AMSPAR
• BigHand experience

KnowledgeEssential

• Confidentiality Issues
• Data Protection
• English language – ability to communicate well with others at all levels, both verbally and written
• Competent at using Microsoft applications

SkillsEssential

• Works well under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• Works on their own initiative
• Ability to multi-task
• Team player
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good eye for detail
• Ability to think laterally.
• Calm

Expected salary

£24071 – 25674 per year

Location

Ipswich, Suffolk

Job date

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 06:37:16 GMT

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