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Assistant Medical Secretary - General Surgery - Scunthorpe

NHS

Scunthorpe

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking an Assistant Medical Secretary to join their General Surgery Department. This role is crucial in delivering efficient administrative support to enhance patient care. You will assist in various clerical tasks, ensuring that all administrative functions are performed accurately and within deadlines. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with a dedicated team to improve patient services. If you have strong typing and time management skills and a passion for supporting healthcare, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Experience in customer service and administrative roles is essential.
  • RSA II typing skills and NVQ Level 2 in relevant fields required.

Responsibilities

  • Assist the Medical Secretary in providing effective support services.
  • Perform clerical and administrative duties for patient care.

Skills

Typing Skills
Time Management Skills
Customer Service Skills

Education

RSA II typing writing skills or equivalent
Good level of education/GCSE or equivalent
NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration/Customer Care

Job description

Assistant Medical Secretary - General Surgery - Scunthorpe
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

We currently have a vacancy within the General Surgery Department for an Assistant Medical Secretary to join the Specialty Admin Team (SAT 4) Patient Services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the Medical Secretary in delivering an effective and efficient support service to specialty administration teams, to assist in the provision of quality patient care. This will include general clerical and administrative duties that support the administrative elements of the entire patient pathway. The post holder will have skills in all areas of administrative functions to enable them to support the patient pathway, using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that functions of the role are carried out correctly within given timescales.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
  • RSA II typing writing skills or equivalent
  • Good level of education/GCSE or equivalent
  • NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experience
Occupational Experience
  • Previous experience of working in a customer services environment
  • Experience of working within a team
  • Experience of working with the general public
  • Time Management Skills or experience of working with a busy/demanding environment
  • Typing Skills
  • Experience of healthcare administrative systems and processes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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