Trust Doctor - Dudley, United Kingdom - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Description

The Head & Neck Team are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic Medical Secretary to work within the ENT department based at Russell's Hall Hospital in Dudley.

You should have a good knowledge of medical terminology and have the ability to work without direct supervision, be able to prioritise and manage workloads. You will be the first point of contact and communication for general practitioners, consultant colleagues, nursing staff, administrative and other hospital staff, patients, relatives and outside agencies.

Main duties of the job

You will provide professional and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the consultants and medical teams.

To provide a comprehensive Medical Secretarial service to the Consultants, Middle Grade Doctors, Clinical Nurse Specialists and supporting teams within the Ear Nose & Throat department. To work collaboratively with other Medical Secretary colleagues to ensure clinically correspondence is produced and distributed designated timescales. The post holder will carry out his/her duties in such a way to make a direct positive contribution to the organisation. It is essential that the post holder should exercise initiative commensurate with the role and that confidentiality be maintained at all times

Working for our organisation

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake

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