The Department of Orthopaedics currently has a vacancy for a Support Medical Secretary / Departmental Admin Assistant to work within our established administration team.
The successful candidate must be a competent secretary who works well under pressure within a multi-disciplinary environment. The ability to work flexibly is essential, as is the ability to prioritise workloads, excellent communication skills, persistence, lateral thinking and a good sense of humour.
Applicants should be familiar with Microsoft Office systems. Considerable experience of the Patient Administration System, Bluespier, Galaxy Radar and Orthopaedics is desirable.
Provide secretarial and administrative support to consultants and other medical staff using a range of secretarial procedures in accordance with the processes laid out in the Orthopaedics Admin Handbook.
To contribute to the effective delivery of patient care, through knowledge of the waiting list practice and hospital systems.
To support the Department’s management team and medical secretaries with general admin duties, RTT validation and typing as directed by the Clinical Admin Lead(s).
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jan 2025