Job summary
- Main area
- Cardiology
- Grade
- AFC Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-AGB-EMF21347-B4
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £29,812 - £32,715 per annum including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Cardiology Medical Secretary
AFC Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiology Department to join our existing administrative team. We are looking for individuals ideally with medical secretarial experience in a hospital or clinical environment that are able to work both within busy teams and on their own initiative.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will work closely with the administrative and clinical teams. You should have a professional attitude towards work and have the ability to work flexibly in a busy environment.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for:
• Producing accurate and timely clinical correspondence via a dictation programme
• Providing comprehensive secretarial support and assistance
Our administrative staff provide essential support to clinical teams striving to ensure the patients’ experience is what we would expect for our own family and friends. Because we understand and value the contribution of administrative staff in our teams we invest in training and development to make sure our staff are equipped with the right skills and knowledge to cope with the demands of the role.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.
To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a full range of medical secretarial and personal assistant service to consultants and their team. Manage own workload, demonstrate efficient organisation and oversee the smooth effective operation of the office. To work autonomously within a team, providing full organisational support to the consultant’s practice and their team. To ensure procedures and working practices are in place so that the speciality and Trust can deliver a service that meets the standards and targets that have been set. To provide a considerate, patient focussed service in all dealings with patients and with staff around the hospital and throughout the whole system.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent including English
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates the ability to prioritise workload and to adapt effectively to changing priorities
- Evidence of establishing and maintaining effective filing systems
- Advanced keyboard and audio typing skills
- Working knowledge of Word, email and internet
- Working knowledge of a range of software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, and locally used data bases.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent telephone manner
- Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of the Trust Patient Administration System (Cerner) (*)
- Detailed knowledge of patient pathways and advanced medical terminology in own area of work (*)
- Knowledge of NHS priorities and understanding of the guidelines and targets in own area of work (*)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katie Nourse
- Job title
- Assistant Speciality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01483 571122
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