Medical Secretary - Obstetrics and Gynaecology | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 12 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 July 2024 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6333391/361-6333391 |
Summary
We are recruiting for a Medical Secretary who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work within our division.
You will have a sound knowledge of medical terminology and have the ability to work without direct supervision, be able to prioritise and manage workloads, and be the first point of contact and communication for general practitioners, consultant colleagues, nursing staff, administrative and other hospital staff, patients, relatives and outside agencies.
You will provide professional and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the consultants and medical teams.
Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
You must apply a high degree of confidentiality to all of your work and be able to undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.
Enter computer data in support of the development of clinical information systems within the Directorate. Access and retrieve data and information, including internet based data as required
Respond to priorities set by the consultant and organise the routine work relating to patients so that it is conducted in a timely and chronological order, bringing to the attention of the consultant and line manager any significant lapses and their causes.
Communicate and liaise (by letter, telephone and in person) in a professional and sensitive manner with patients and their relatives
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Jun 2024