Main area: Oncology
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent (Monday, Thursday and Friday preferred)
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Thursday and Friday preferred but some flexibility available)
Job ref: 434-SCS6438653
Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: High Wycombe
Town: High Wycombe
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum (pro rata LTFT)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/10/2024 23:59
Medical Secretary - Clinical Oncology
Band 4
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
* Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services.
* Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services.
* Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
Job overview
You will provide a comprehensive and quality medical secretarial service to a team of Consultant Oncologists and associated supporting clinical staff, supporting the efficiency of front-line services.
Co-ordinate clinic management, manage and prioritise workload, and liaise closely with other medical secretaries within the department and allied services.
Co-ordinate referrals and new appointments and liaise sensitively with patients. Provide first point of contact to the Consultants' office, requiring emotional resilience for the sensitive nature of the department and organisational skills needed to co-ordinate visiting consultant workload.
Be the named point of contact when colleagues are on leave.
Main duties of the job
* Word processing and audio typing.
* Sort incoming postal and electronic mail.
* Communicate with external trusts for patient care.
* Cover for colleagues' annual leave.
* Various office duties (photocopying, printing, answering telephone calls, etc.).
* Ability to work efficiently from the office or from home.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications & Training
* Educated to English GCSE or equivalent.
* RSA typing qualification or proven experience.
* Knowledge of medical terminology is highly desirable (AMSPAR).
Experience
* Experience of secretarial/administrative work.
* Experience of word processing and audio-typing.
* Experience of customer care to provide sensitive and professional service to patients and colleagues.
* Experience of managing a discrete body of work to ensure timescales are met.
* Experience of working within the NHS/GP Practice.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Excellent keyboard skills are required to ensure provision of an efficient and accurate service to patients and medical staff.
* Medical terminology knowledge would be an advantage.
* Clear and concise verbal communication to ensure accuracy of information being required or transferred.
* Ability to work under pressure and meet timescales.
* Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
* Knowledge of Trust systems for day-to-day administration.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations: We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING.
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