Senior Administrator with Medical Secretary Responsibilities | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 July 2025 |
| Location: | Watford, WD17 3EW |
| Company: | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7250918/812-25-KM-MedSecFT |
Summary
FIXED-TERM CONTRACT - BAND 4
3 MONTH CONTRACT (subject to an extension)
Full-Time - 9-5pm
*secondment opportunity for internal candidates*
SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR with MEDICAL SECRETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking for an experienced Medical Secretary to support our growing team of Community Paediatricians and clinicianswithin the friendly Clinical Support Service (CSS) team for Children and Young People’s Specialist Services.
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, high attention to detail individual with a mature, responsible and flexible outlook. Previous experience in an NHS environment desirable. You will have a caring and courteous manner and enjoy working with and meeting people. You will also be able to work unsupervised and display initiative, whilst being aware of team membership.
The successful candidates will have:
• Strong Digital Audio typing skills
• excellent time management to manage a busy workload
• high attention to detail/accuracy
• strong and clear communicator
• demonstrate initiative and problem solving skills
Vacancy in Watford
We are investing in our teams and the development of digital technologies to ensure we can deliver the highest quality care in the future.
Audio Typing Experience essential for this role, part of the interview process will involve a digital medical audio typing test.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Your main responsibilities will be to provide comprehensive medical administrative support, working closely with the Community Paediatricians and the wider clinical teams for Children’s Specialist Services.
In return, we can offer you:
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts
• Caring and supportive teamwork
• Comprehensive training
• Support to develop your career within the NHS
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision -
Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
The successful candidate will have a good standard of English and Maths. Experience of SystmOne/AMSPAR would be an advantage, but full training will be provided.
Please see full Job Description attached
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19
Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.
This advert closes on Friday 13 Jun 2025
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