Medical Secretary - Acute Medicine - 12 month FTC

Job description

Job summary

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic, reliable Medical Secretary to work as a key team member within our Acute Assessment Unit, supporting this very busy department.

You will provide a high standard of administration duties working alongside and supporting the clinical team on the Acute Assessment Unit.

** Please note this may close early if we receive sufficient applications **

Main duties of the job

You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as having an exemplary telephone manner. We are looking for a friendly, approachable, well organized & efficient team player who uses initiative, and is able to prioritise own workload under supervision. A flexible and positive approach to team work with a "can do" attitude is also essential.

Applicants should be educated to GCSE level and have a minimum of OCR level 2 Word / text processing, plus recent medical secretarial experience. Experience of audio typing and working in a busy secretarial environment is required.

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.We want to attract staff who embrace our 'Right Care' behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients - we want to make these part of our DNA.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further details and full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & 'Understanding the New NHS' Competent in Microsoft Office Software or equivalent administrative programs. SystmOne

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and proactively. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good organisational skills. Able to prioritise work effectively and deal with non-routine tasks under pressure.
• Excellent computer skills, including data inputting
• Bighand or other Audio Typing Software
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English
• RSA/OCR level 2 word/text processing or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Business admin qualification level 3
• OCR level 3 word/text processing

Experience

Essential

• Recent Medical Secretarial Experience. Administration/office experience supporting senior management functions i.e. diary management, electronic filing systems, meeting preparation, minute taking, collating and presenting information etc.
• Knowledge of PAS (Patient Administration System), SystmOne or similar.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Software or equivalent administrative programs

Person Specification
Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & 'Understanding the New NHS' Competent in Microsoft Office Software or equivalent administrative programs. SystmOne

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and proactively. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good organisational skills. Able to prioritise work effectively and deal with non-routine tasks under pressure.
• Excellent computer skills, including data inputting
• Bighand or other Audio Typing Software
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths & English
• RSA/OCR level 2 word/text processing or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Business admin qualification level 3
• OCR level 3 word/text processing

Experience

Essential

• Recent Medical Secretarial Experience. Administration/office experience supporting senior management functions i.e. diary management, electronic filing systems, meeting preparation, minute taking, collating and presenting information etc.
• Knowledge of PAS (Patient Administration System), SystmOne or similar.
• Competent in Microsoft Office Software or equivalent administrative programs

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 details

Employer name

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Airedale General Hospital

Skipton Road

Steeton

BD20 6TD

United Kingdom

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