[ref. c0854500] Medical Secretary, Band 3- Vascular
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Medical Secretary, Band 3
An exciting opportunity has arisen in Vascular department for a Band 3 Medical Secretary. This post is for 30 hours a week over 5 days.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide an efficient, confidential and professional secretarial service to the specialty teams, through managing correspondence, handling patient queries and liaising with other healthcare professional in order to support the delivery if Trust activity.This will include administration and secretarial support to enable provision of patient care and speciality services. Good communication with patients, relatives, general practitioners and other hospital staff is essential to ensure a proficient, high-quality service for patients and clinicians.
Working for our organisation
The Vascular Network provides specialist cover for Gloucester Royal as the hub with Swindon Hospital as a spoke. Both sites are extremely busy and requires energetic but exceptionally organised person to join our specialist team. If you like to be kept busy, enjoy variety and have good attention to detail whilst under pressure, then you could be the person we are looking for to enable us to deliver an excellent service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See please attached job description for further details of the job role and responsibilities for a Vascular Medical Secretary
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Previous experience of dealing with members of the public
- Experience of using own initiative, prioritising workload and utilising organisational skills
- Previous experience working in a busy office
- Previous medical secretary/hospital/NHS service experience
- Experience of data entry, maintaining databases and data validation of electronic records
- Working experience of TRAK/EPR/PACS/Infoflex
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent and accurate attention to detail
- Good computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook/Diary management
- Knowledge of NHS systems
Qualifications
Essential criteria- GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above
- Typewriting / word processing RSA Level 3 or equivalent practical experience
- NVQ in Administration level 3 computer literate in Microsoft Office packages
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary.Please contact [email protected] for further information.
The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance.As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel.To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]
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