Band 4 Cardiology Medical Secretary - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job summary:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the Cardiology Department at the University Hospital Birmingham.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who relishes a challenge and is keen to use their own initiative.

You will be required to work to a high standard of accuracy and be able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload in a way that supports the consultant and wider team.

The successful post holder should have a proactive and friendly attitude and be able to demonstrate substantial administrative experience and be able to meet the main duties of the role as identified in the job description.

You must possess excellent organisational skills and be experienced in dealing with confidential information.

This post is a full time (37.5 hours), fixed term role for 12 months maternity cover.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and other medical staff, assisting in organisation of their workload.

The post holder will be expected to act on their own initiative and provide cross cover for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate an effective service.

The medical secretary will face a range of challenging tasks including acting as personal assistant to the Consultant and aiding in the coordination of the teams' workings.

For more details, please see the job description.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9
Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment

Desirable:

AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
Working knowledge of medical terminology

Experience:

Essential:

Extensive experience working within a secretarial role in any industry, within the last two years
Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook)
Experience of using IT systems
Good Organisational skills
Able to use own initiative and deal with the unpredictable
Able to work under pressure and to multitask
Able to work to deadlines

Desirable:

Experience of working in a busy environment
Experience as a medical secretary
Previous NHS/healthcare experience
Audio typing experience

Additional Criteria:

Essential:

Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
Good keyboard / IT skills
Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
Good time management skills
Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, patients and visitors
Ability to problem solve
Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
Confident in dealing with people at all levels
Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
Mature open and flexible approach to work
Demonstrates care and compassion
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Good organisational skills
Team Player
Conscientious
Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
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