Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge. Are you looking to work in a fast paced friendly team. If you answered yes, then this role could be for you.
Main duties of the job
This role with be based at County Hospital, where you will be based within a small friendly but busy team that is based within Diabetes and Endocrinology.
We are looking to appoint a Medical Secretary to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology secretarial team. You will have experience of administration duties and dealing with members of the public.
The ideal candidate will have:
1. Excellent communication skills
2. Outstanding empathy and compassion
3. Able to use their own initiative
4. Organisational Skills
5. Experience of Microsoft Office packages
6. Clinical typing experience
7. Understanding of clinics and appointments
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
8. General GCSE education or equivalent
9. RSA III word processing equivalent
Experience
Essential
10. Secretarial/clerical background.
11. Knowledge of Microsoft office package including: Microsoft word and outlook
12. Good communication skills
Desirable
13. Knowledge of the Hospital EPR system
14. Previous experience working in a Health Care environment.
15. Experience of working with Medisec, iPortal
16. Audio typewriting skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
17. Able to use own initiative.
18. Ability to work as part of a team.
19. Good communication skills
20. Ability to work with confidential information