Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Secretary
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-RCG-0752
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swallownest Court
- Town
- Swallownest, Sheffield
- Salary
- £26,299.62 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Acute Inpatient Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The post holder will provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective medical secretary service to the Consultants and medical team within the Care Group.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for providing an efficient secretarial and administrative support service to the Consultants and members of the medical team within the care Group.
To be responsible for providing a confidential, efficient, and effective
medical secretary service to the Care Group Consultants and members
of the medical team.
Production of written correspondence including reports, letters from
dictation, written and audio to a high standard in agreed timescales
Always ensure a high standard of communication with internal and external service users and partner agencies.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and presentation skills and the ability to employ these skills to maintain effective relationships.
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative and unsupervised at times.
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable approach
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to NVQ 2 level or equivalent in appropriate subject e.g. Business Admin.
- RSA II Typing or equivalent experience including autonomous working.
- Good standard of education (minimum 3 GCSEs, including English and Maths or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent relevant subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working in a busy environment, office procedures, and workload management, photocopying, message taking, typing.
- Experience in accessing internet / email facilities.
- Thorough understanding of confidentiality and security of information
- ECDL or equivalent IT qualifications
- Previous NHS experience or another large public sector organisation would be an advantage.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of liaising with staff across different disciplines
- Use of online patient record system such as SystmOne would be an advantage
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office applications e.g. Outlook, Word and Excel
Skills
Essential criteria
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication, negotiation and presentation skills and the ability to employ these skills to maintain effective relationships.
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative and unsupervised at times.
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable approach
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lorna Bailey
- Job title
- Acute Inpatient Admin Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000211363
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