Medical Secretary (Internal Only) - Macclesfield
Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the ‘ECT Family’ this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, both NHSP and ECT bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups.**
An outstanding opportunity for a part time Medical Secretary within the specialty of Accident and Emergency has arisen.
Would you like to take on a role that provides you with ownership of your workload? Would you like to be creative in your approach and be responsible for supporting to ensure our patients receive the best quality of care by using your skills, experience and our trust’s values and behaviours?
You will have medical typing qualifications and previous experience as a Medical Secretary. You will have excellent communication skills and be particularly caring and understanding. Experience in the use of Medisec, Winscribe Digital Dictation, PAS and e-Referral would be an advantage.
This post is Fixed Term for 12 months.
Hours per week: 15 hours a week
Main duties of the job
To manage the office administration of the Consultant and designated medical staff, and provide an efficient and effective secretarial service.
The post-holder acts as the first point of contact for all forms of communication for the Consultants and their team.
The post requires excellent organisational skills, medical audio typing, and a sound knowledge of medical terminology.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us.Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, grade C or above. Must include English.
- Typing qualifications to RSAIII (Text Processing Level 3) standard.
- Computer literate to ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) standard or equivalent.
- AMSPAR (The Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists) Diploma
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria- Medical terminology
- Fast and accurate audio-typing
- Good communicator – able to deal with people at all levels, including where there are barriers to understanding, using tact, diplomacy, and persuasion
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality or trust.
- Knowledge of Medisec
- Experience with Patient Management System
- Awareness of NHS policies
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience as a Medical secretary.
- Hospital based experience
Specific Job Requirements
Essential criteria- Caring and understanding
- Confident, with the ability to remain calm under pressure
- Good team player
- Flexible approach to working
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria- Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Please read the guidance for applicants and completing the application form documents prior to completing your application form (documents are located below).
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.
The Trust may close any advertised post before the stated closing date. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the advert closing date, regretfully you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.