Support Medical Secretary - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description
Band 3


Main area

  • Cardiology
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Grade

  • Band 3
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Full time hours per week
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Job ref
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Site

  • City
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 per annum
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 19/02/2023 23:59Job overview


This is an exciting opportunity for a support medical secretary to join our Cardiology administration team as a permanent member of staff.


You will be working as part of a dedicated team providing a high quality secretarial and administrative service to the department.

There will be close working with the Speciality Medical PAs.


You will be a conscientious and enthusiastic team player with excellent audio typing skills, and good organisational and communication skills.

You will be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality issues, be well motivated and reliable.

You will be able to understand and accurately convey verbal and written information and be able to remain calm under pressure.

You will be responsible for audio typing of clinical correspondence within specified timescales. You will need to be a fast and accurate typist with knowledge of medical terminology. You will also be able to prioritise your workload, with constantly changing demands, to meet agreed deadlines. You will be able to use your own initiative and respond to queries appropriately.

Main duties of the job

Typing of clinical correspondence

Working closely with clinical and administrative colleagues

Dealing with enquiries in person and by telephone in a sensitive and confidential manner.

Competently use electronic systems such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word.

Have previous administrative experience.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification.

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to the advert

Working for our organisation


We are driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.

We are a supportive and friendly team who value all our staff by engaging, developing and empowering.

We strive to provide safe care with outstanding outcomes and experience for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification


Qualifications:

Essential criteria

  • RSA II typing /word processing or equivalent experience
  • 4 GCSE's or equivalent C or above must include English
  • Computer literate to ECDL standard or equivalent.
Experience/ Skils

Essential criteria

  • Proven audio typing experience
  • Proven admin experience
  • Experience in using Microsoft Office and Outlook
Desirable criteria

  • Previous experience of working for the NHS
  • Experience of using NHS systems eg Medway PAS and Notis
  • Medical terminology
Communication and Relationship

Essential criteria

  • Must be able to clearly and accurately convey information verbally gathered from both verbal and documented reports
  • Uses correct grammar and spelling
  • Demonstrate understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential criteria

  • Able to use judgement to make decisions in order to solve problems / enquiries
  • Works in line with standard procedures
  • Works in line with organisational goals and objectives
Planning/Organisation Skills

Essential criteria

  • Consistently works to high standards
  • Works within prescribed deadlines
  • Ability to plan and organise own time
Physical Skills

Essential criteria

  • Frequent use of VDU equipment
  • Frequent sitting at a keyboard
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.


Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.


At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.


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