Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
We are looking for a highly organised medical secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting, who will work alongside other Senior Medical Secretaries, to carry out clinical typing, co-ordination of patients’ case notes/test results, appointments, assistance with theatre listings, telephone messages amongst other general office duties. The post holder will be based in the offices for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Secretarial Team at Royal Bolton Hospital.
Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills to RSA III or equivalent level qualification /experience, also GCSE English Language and Maths grade C or above. Previous medical secretarial experience, knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing is essential. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients and knowledge of the NHS are desirable.
Interviewees may be asked to complete a typing test.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing an efficient secretarial service to the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Team. The post holder will provide cross cover for fellow secretaries when required.
Core/Key areas will include:-
- To provide a full medical secretarial and administrative support
- General office duties including e-mail and computer systems, word processing.
- To assist the OBM/BSM/OSM to facilitate the smooth running of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology services
Working for our organisation
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 5,700 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The Family Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care for maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children’s services. The Division is a Centre of Excellence for Women’s and Children’s services and has a credible and enviable reputation. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1500 gynaecological procedures each year, making us a specialist provider of health services for women, babies and their families in the North West sector of Manchester and beyond.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification for the role, alternative please see contact details below.
Person specification
education
Essential criteria
- Proven record of a good standard of education with Medical Secretarial AMSPAR qualification or equivalent experience
skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills/ability to prioritise and audio typewriting skills
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Skills
Desirable criteria
- knowledge of / use of hospital systems eg LE2.2, CRIS, digital dictation,
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cassie Fagelman
- Job title
- Deputy Operational Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390390
- Additional information
Extension 141241 for telephone enquiries
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