Medical Secretary

Job description

Job summary

Internal Only

We have an exciting opportunity for a professional individual to join our busy and varied Medicine Secretarial Team, based within the Cardiology Department. We are looking for a Medical Secretary to complement our current Cardiology Secretarial Team and we would love to hear from you if you have the necessary qualities and administrative experience to fulfil this role.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a professional and efficient provision of secretarial/administrative services for Consultants and their teams within our Cardiology Department. The post holder will be responsible for provision of a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties, including audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters, reports. patient tracking and other correspondence as required by the Cardiology Team.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To provide a professional and efficient provision of secretarial/administrative services for Consultants and their teams within our Cardiology Department. The post holder will be responsible for provision of a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties, including audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters, reports. patient tracking and other correspondence as required by the Cardiology Team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RSA Level 3 typing or relevant proven experience
• AMSPAR medical secretarial qualification or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ Customer care
• ECDL
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Medical Secretarial experience
• Knowledge of PAS system

Experience

Essential

• Secretarial experience
• Relevant Audio typing experience
• Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Windows Packages, including Word

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• RSA Level 3 typing or relevant proven experience
• AMSPAR medical secretarial qualification or equivalent

Desirable

• NVQ Customer care
• ECDL
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Medical Secretarial experience
• Knowledge of PAS system

Experience

Essential

• Secretarial experience
• Relevant Audio typing experience
• Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Windows Packages, including Word

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport

PO30 5TG

United Kingdom

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