Senior Medical Secretary (General Surgery)
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
To provide all aspects of secretarial and administrative duties to Medical Consultants and the clinical team, this may include the Clinical Director or Lead Clinician. Duties will include diary management and prioritisation of appointments, audio typing of medical letters and reports, minute taking, operating a bring forward system and preparation of agendas and associated papers. The post holder is responsible for managing their own workload, which may include financial and personnel administration and assisting in the organisation of the Consultants workload.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (22.5hrs) Band 4 Senior Secretary. The vacancy is fixed term for 12 months, covering maternity leave in the General Surgery Department. The team provides specialist care to patients within the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based at North Devon District Hospital.
The successful candidate will be part of an established administration team providing administrative and secretarial support for a team of Consultants. This is a varied and busy role that is vital to the smooth running of the department. We are looking for a friendly, organised person who will need to be able to demonstrate commitment and excellent communication skills. Applicants need to be flexible and will need to be able to work independently on their own initiative as well as being a good team player placing the needs of the service as priority.
In return we can offer a range of in-house training courses to support the role and provide staff with the opportunity to up-skill and progress through their career.
This is a fixed term contract for 12 months. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
Person Specification
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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
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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