Medical Secretary

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Secretary to join our current administrative team in the Cardiology Department. Primarily the role will be to provide secretarial and administrative support to the consultants, other allied health professionals and the current secretarial team across the division.

We are seeking a candidate who is eager to expand their own career, coupled with the enthusiasm to support a changeable environment with an innovative approach.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated person who can offer excellent secretarial and administration skills to assist in the provision of a comprehensive service. This post holder will work as part of a well-established team.

Main duties of the job

This includes being the first point of contact for all forms of communication within the clinical team, ensuring the effective day to day running of the clinical practice and providing diary management and workload organisation for the consultants and their teams and providing cover for colleagues as necessary.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths grade 9 to 4 (A* to C) or equivalent.
• Proven Windows experience (Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• NVQ 3/4 or equivalent in Administration and/or customer care qualification.

• NVQ in Administration or equivalent. ECDL.
• Medical Secretary’s Diploma or AMSPAR medical secretary qualification.
• RSA stage III word processing or equivalent.
• RSA Stage III Audio typing.

Experience

• Substantive experience in customer services
• Experience of using Microsoft Office applications i.e. Excel reporting, Word & Outlook
• Knowledge and practical experience of hospital and IT systems including PAS, NHS mail, Maxims

• Experience of working within the NHS
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Experience of the e-referrals, CCAT MAXIMS and Dragon
• Experience of 18 week patient pathways and RADAR.

Thank you for your application if you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team

We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.

Should you require an alternative format of this application form (such as Braille, audio or large print), please telephone 01872 255755

In submitting an application form, you authorise Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority

Royal Cornwall Hospital is an Equal Opportunities employer.