East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Medical PA to join our Thoracic team based at Colchester Hospital
We are looking for an efficient, conscientious, well-motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Medical PA, with the skills to provide dedicated clerical support to both the clinical team.
The post will be based at Colchester Hospital, working with a well-established, high achieving & committed team. You will provide efficient and pro-active secretarial and administrative support to the clinicians. You will be the first point of contact for patients and will deal with a range of queries. You will work as part of our administrative team in supporting and covering other colleagues in the department.
If you think this role is for you and you would like to join our friendly and busy department, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The department is fast-paced and you must be able to work under pressure.
You will be responsible for working independently providing a full range of secretarial and administrative support and therefore must be highly organised and show the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out medical secretarial administrative duties, adhering to policies and procedures to provide a comprehensive high-quality service, and to be able to deal efficiently and courteously with patient and staff enquiries. You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to prioritise and adapt to constant demands on the workload as well as be able to demonstrate the ability to work as a team member. Relevant experience within an administration team is essential.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Proven experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator.
* AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
* Shorthand/speedwriting.
Education
* Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Medical Secretarial practices.
* GCSE's A to C or equivalent in Maths and English. Audio typing qualification.
* Word processing to RSA III or equivalent.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Hospital Portal system.
* Knowledge of Digital Dictation system.
* Understand requirements for strict confidentiality.
* Knowledge of Patient Access Policy and 18 Weeks including validation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year. Starting salary from £25,530 per annum.
#J-18808-Ljbffr