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Band 4 - Medical Secretary, Urology SACH
Band 4
Main area: Urology
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 360-B-6609-A
Department name: West Herts - General Staffing
Site: St Albans City Hospital
Town: St Albans
Salary: £27,857 - £30,570 pa inc. HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Urology Department has a vacancy for a Medical Secretary, full time, to work as part of the Urology Team at St Albans City Hospital. Experienced and committed, you will provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants and Multi-Disciplinary Team.
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Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to have a good general level of education with formal qualifications and experience of working as a Medical Secretary. This is an opportunity to work in a fascinating specialty within a friendly team.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us. We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience. Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to provide a comprehensive and efficient secretarial and administrative service to one or more of the Urology Consultants. In so doing, you will work closely with the other Urology Consultants and their secretaries, along with other members of the Urology team.
This job will be primarily based at St Albans City Hospital but you may be required to travel to one of the three sites on managers request.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* Good basic education to GCSE level or AMSPAR/RSA III typing
* Extensive experience as a Medical Secretary
Knowledge
* Medical Terminology
* Knowledge of hospital computer systems (PAS)
* Knowledge of 18-week pathway process
* Knowledge of PTLs
* Knowledge of specialty
Experience
* Previous medical secretarial experience
* Working in a changing environment
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people, the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
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Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name: Karen Billingham
Job title: Urology Service Coordinator
Email address: karen.billingham1@nhs.net
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
Telephone: 01442 365234
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