Job summary
1. Are you looking for a new challenge?
2. Are you looking to work in a fast paced team?
If you answered yes, then this role could be for you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a Medical Secretary within the Urology secretarial team at the University Hospitals of North Midlands that could be right for you.
This would be an ideal opportunity for anyone who has clerical experience of working in the NHS but this is not essential as full training will be given to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have:
3. Excellent communication skills
4. Outstanding empathy and compassion
5. Able to use their own initiative
6. Organisational Skills
7. Experience of Microsoft Office packages
8. Clinical typing experience
9. Understanding of clinics and appointments
10. Understanding of Referral to treatment pathways
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about this vacancy please see job description and person specification or contact the hiring manager.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
11. Good general education to include
12. GCSE English or equivalent
13. RSA III word processing or equivalent
Experience
Essential
14. Secretarial/clerical background.
15. Audio typewriting skills
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
16. Knowledge of Microsoft office package including: Microsoft word and outlook
17. Good communication skills
Desirable
18. Knowledge of medical terminology
19. Knowledge of hospital systems
Personal Qualities
Essential
20. Able to use own initiative.
21. Ability to work as part of a team.
22. Good communication skills
23. Ability to work in a demanding, pressurised environment