Medical Secretary - Urology

The closing date is 7th Nov 2024

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit a Secretary who has a passion for high quality customer care to work within the Urology Department. This is a full time role for a fixed term of six months.

You'll provide comprehensive secretarial support to the current admin team, consultants, associate specialists, and other allied health professionals. We are looking for someone who can use their own initiative, work well with other people, be able to work on their own as well as being able to approach others for support. The right candidate will have excellent IT and typing skills.

If you think that you are the right person for the job, we would love to hear from you. 

Main duties, tasks & skills required

Communicate with patients, colleagues, internal and external

Deal with day to day correspondence,

Receive telephone calls, accepting messages on behalf of members of the specialty team, taking appropriate action where necessary

Prioritise own work efficiently and effectively, highlighting any issues to the Band 4

Type all forms of clinical correspondence as dictated by medical staff, by use of audio or copy typing. 

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.

The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.

There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone! 

Job description

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education
• RSA/OCR III WP/Typing or equivalent
• AMSPAR or British Medical Secretary Diploma (includes medical terminology) or equivalent knowledge

 

Desirable

• ECDL or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Audio typing / word processing

 

Desirable

• Previous NHS administration experience (2 years minimum)
• Medical audio typing

 

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Evidence of a good standard of literacy / English language skills
• Good communication skills on the telephone, via e-mail, face to face and in written correspondence
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite

Desirable

• Working knowledge of in house hospital systems
• Knowledge of patient notes / retrieval and related tasks / medical records procedure

 

For help with your application, contact: 

Louise Aquilina 

louise.aquilina@somersetft.nhs.uk 

 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 3 

Salary

£24071.00  to £25674.00 Yearly 

Contract

Fixed Term 

Duration

6  Month(s) 

Working pattern

Full-Time 

Reference number

184-OL-OR-1216 

Job locations

Musgrove Park Hospital 
Musgrove Road 
Taunton 
Somerset 
TA1 5DA 

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