Medical Secretary | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £30,279 - £33,116 per annum inc (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6307851/259-6307851RLH |
Summary
Applications are invited for a Medical Secretary in the Renal directorate at Barts Health NHS Trust, based at Royal London Hospital.
The post will suit applicants with significant experience as a medical secretary, audio typing, and responding to patient queries.
The role supports the performance of a core function of the Renal unit. Working closely with senior clinicians and members of the administrative team, you will ensure that clinic letters and other important correspondence are accurately recorded, both electronically and in hard copy, directly facilitating patient care, as well as the management of the patient pathway. The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, customer focussed and knowledgeable point of contact.
The post holder will provide clerical and administrative support to the Renal departments at the Royal London Hospital.
Key functions include:
· Undertaking secretarial functions as part of secretarial team and in line with access targets.
· Typing of clinical letters and clinical reports
· Booking appointments
· Ensuring quality of admin services provided to patients and staff
· Resolving problems, escalating wherenecessary
· Taking part in suitable cross coverarrangements
· Supporting the Management team / Clinical lead with some Department meetings.
The post holder will be required to work across the Trust’s multiple sites to ensure cross-cover isprovided.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”
This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024