Medical Secretary - Older People

Job overview

We are looking for an organized and agile Medical Secretary to join our older people's team. We are a small, but supportive team, working with the multi-disciplinary teams across OPU and Stroke. We will support your learning and development within this role, to build your skills to keep these services running smoothly.

Main duties of the job

To provide complete medical secretarial service to include word processing and audio-typing, producing clinical letters and other documents

Organization of meetings and minute-taking

Liaise with MDT to help organize clinics and bookings

Take and relay telephone inquiries in a polite and helpful manner, prioritizing issues and taking action as appropriate

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as part of a team providing secretarial support for the consultants and other medical staff in the Stroke and Older People’s Teams. See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this post

Person specification

Qualifications

• Good IT skills, Audio Typing, RSA Level II or equivalent

• Customer Care

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous secretarial experience

• Previous NHS or healthcare experience

Skills

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Good Communication Skills
• Prioritisation

• Able to work under pressure