Band 4 - Medical Secretary, Breast Unit | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Awst 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £28,860 - £31,671 pa inc. HCA |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | St Albans, AL3 5PN |
| Cwmni: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7423897/360-IB-10333-A |
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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced, well-organised, motivated and committed Medical Secretary to join our friendly team in the Breast Unit at St Albans City Hospital.
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Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.
The successful candidate will work as part of our dedicated team and will need to have experience in audio typing, a previous medical secretary role, excellent communication, organisational and advanced IT skills, to provide an efficient secretarial service a team of consultant surgeons Advanced Nurse Practitioners and registrars.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate possessing the essential qualification outlined in the attached person specification.
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and should you require support or guidance please contactwestherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
The main duty/responsibility of this post is to provide administrative, clerical and secretarial support to one or more of the Breast Unit Consultants, liaising on a day-to-day basis and prioritising own workload. The duties include but is not limited to:
Typing of clinic letters, using various IT systems, discharge summaries and admin letters from tapes or dictation or written copy as required.
To deal sympathetically and confidentially, via telephone enquiries or face to face, with patients, GPs, medical staff, nursing staff and Hospital departments etc. Queries can occasionally be distressing/emotional circumstances.
To arrange for cancellation of Consultant’s clinics for annual leave, study leave, etc. via the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record system (EPR) (Cerner). To support with rescheduling of appointments with patients via EPR, telephone or letter.
To assist other secretaries in the Department with workload when required and help provide cover during leave.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025