Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Sheffield Children's NHSFT
Town Sheffield
Salary £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 15/01/2025 23:59
Medical Secretary Histopathology
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Histopathology department at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust to appoint a suitably qualified medical secretary to our dedicated team. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and contribute to the continual development and expansion of our progressive pathology service.
The post holder will work in a small team of three secretaries to provide a range of administrative and secretarial support to the Histology department.
The successful candidate will be based in the Histology office, will have effective secretarial and computer skills, together with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Additionally, they should be able to work on their own initiative in prioritising work and meeting deadlines.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to provide a comprehensive secretarial service for a clinical team in the department in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. The Medical Secretary provides a link between the Trust, the patient and their GP for patients/carers and other healthcare professionals. They will provide a comprehensive, efficient and responsive administration service to the medical staff and their teams.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent
* NVQ level 3 in Business administration or equivalent qualification or experience
* ECDL or evidence of short courses in all core Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Experience
* Relevant experience of secretarial/ clerical/administration duties.
* Experience of meeting objectives and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
* Experience of working in a confidential environment.
* Experience with NHS/Healthcare software systems
* Audio typing experience
* Experience working as a Medical Secretary/admin role in healthcare setting.
Skills
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Access etc)
* Effective communication skills, written and oral
* Strong time management, adaptability to change, and efficient handling of workload priorities.
* Knowledge of office-related health and safety standards
* Able to work in a methodical & analytical manner. Prioritise work, meet deadlines & utilise good organisational skills.
* Ability to build relationships, work under pressure, and contribute to a high-quality service.
* Commitment to role.
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