Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Medical Secretary within our Specialist Medicine Clinical Administration Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
You will have exceptional secretarial skills and knowledge of all Microsoft packages. You should demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, be a team player, be self-motivated, able to prioritise a busy workload, work to deadlines and have a flexible approach to your duties.
If you would like to work in a supportive, friendly working environment, this could be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
You should be self-motivated with the ability to work in a busy and pressured environment. You should be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills, along with a flexible approach to duties.
Knowledge and experience within the health sector would be beneficial but not essential.
About us
MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.
In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job responsibilities
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Standard Level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Good standard of general education (to GCSE/A level) or equivalent experience.
Desirable
* Secretarial and audio-word-processing qualification to at least RSA3/advanced level certificate.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
* Previous secretarial experience.
* Customer service/dealing with the public.
Desirable
* Medical terminology / Healthcare experience.
* Knowledge of Allscripts / ERS.
Skills
Essential
* Excellent computer skills (Word/Excel) / advanced keyboard skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills both verbal and written.
* Able to use initiative and work under pressure.
* Ability to work with and support colleagues as part of a team.
* Demonstrates good time management skills.
* Ability to work within a team environment under pressure; prioritising work.
* Systematic approach to problem solving.
* Clear, concise verbal communication.
Desirable
* Database management.
* Ability to work using own initiative.
* Understanding of 18 Week and Cancer Target rules.
* Ability to organize and prioritise own workload.
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 details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tonbridge Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN2 4QJ
Employer's website
https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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