Medical Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics
To provide a comprehensive Medical Secretarial service to a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Middle Grade Doctors, and supporting teams within the T&O Department. To work collaboratively with other Medical Secretary colleagues to ensure clinically correspondence is produced and distributed designated timescales. The post holder will carry out his/her duties in such a way to make a direct positive contribution to the organisation. It is essential that the post holder should exercise initiative commensurate with the role and that confidentiality be maintained at all times.
Duties:
* General Co-ordination / Organisational Activities
* Maintenance of Information
* Secretarial Duties
* Admissions
* Manage the waiting list - sending for patients, pre-op, etc
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
* Knowledge of NHS Administration procedures
* Knowledge of medical terminology
* Demonstrates an excellent understanding of Patient confidentiality
* Exhibits good organisational skills
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
* Proficient in use of Patient Administration System (Oasis)
* Previous NHS experience
Education and Qualification
* RSA / OCR III in typewriting / word processing or equivalent
* GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics- grade C or above
* Medical Secretary AMSPAR Diploma
Interests and Motivation
* Willing to undertake training to meet the requirements of the role in an ever changing NHS
* Evidence of researching position applied for
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.
£26,530 to £29,114 a year Pro rata per annum
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