Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Across Morecambe Bay
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/02/2025 23:59
Speciality Secretary - Medicine - Oncology
NHS AfC: Band 3
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within our Elective Medicine Secretarial Team for a Band 3 Specialist Secretary within the Oncology Department. Excellent communication and customer care skills, administration and advanced typing experience is required for this post. You will have daily contact with patients, medical and nursing staff and all relevant stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to contribute to ensuring the speciality achieves performance targets, efficiencies and an excellent administrative service. If you are interested in joining a dynamic and committed team with the enthusiasm to assist in a gold standard service then we want to meet you.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
* Experience of working with a digital dictating system
* Medical Terminology
Experience
* Previous administration or secretarial experience
* Audio typing experience
Skills ability and knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
* Evidence of excellent communication skills
* Proficient in the English Language
* Team player
* Ability to work alone
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do.
Please note that shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the Trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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