East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical PA post based in Colchester Hospital, ENT department.
We are looking for an efficient, conscientious, well-motivated, enthusiastic and experienced secretary, with the skills to provide dedicated clerical support to both the clinical and administrative teams to the ENT department. The post will be based in the administration office at the Primary Care Centre and offers the opportunity to join a well established, high achieving, committed team.
Main duties of the job
The key aspect of this role involves dealing with the public and professionals and hence you must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have proven IT experience.
The primary function of this role revolves around the provision of day-to-day medical secretarial support for two Consultants, however, it is essential to help and support all members of the team by having a flexible approach to both workload, additional tasks and working patterns. Flexibility and the ability to remain calm under pressure are key requirements for this role. Typing skills are essential.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator
* NHS experience
* Experience within relevant work area
* Experience of working with members of the public
* Supervision/co-ordination of other team members
Qualifications
* GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
* NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent
* Word processing to RSA III or equivalent.
* AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
* Shorthand/speed typing
Knowledge
* Confidentiality and Data Protection
* Knowledge of medical Terminology and medical secretarial practices
* Knowledge of Patient Access Policy and 18 Weeks including validation
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 name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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