Support Medical Secretary
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
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All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job overview
The Planned Care Service Group are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and suitably qualified Support Medical Secretary to support the ENT Service.
The post holder will be required to work on their own initiative within a team and demonstrate excellent typing , flexibility, communication and organisational skills.
The post holder must be IT literate and it would be an advantage if the post holder was familiar with NHS information systems such as WPAS (Myrddin).
Main duties of the job- Plan own day to day tasks and duties.
- Undertake routine typing and audio typing of clinical correspondence.
- Provide secretarial support to a multidisciplinary team.
- Manage Day Case waiting list.
- Prioritise results and organise clinical activity.
- Liaise with patients, General Practitioners and other Health Boards/Trusts to arrange ongoing treatment and care.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Follow and comply with all University Health Board policies and procedures
Person specification
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential criteria- 3 GCSEs or equivalent.
- NVQIII Business Administration or willingness to work towards
- RSAII Typing or equivalent relevant experience
- ECDL or equivalent.
- Ability to transfer IT skills to new applications.
- Medical terminology
- Knowledge of Myrddin, WCCIS, FACE & NWIS IT systems
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in an office environment.
- Experience of using databases
- Has previously worked in the NHS or similar environment.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential criteria- Good communication and listening skills
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Flexible in approach to work and duties to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Audio typing skills.
If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.