Clinical Secretary

NHS Lanarkshire; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Scotland is looking for a Clinical Secretary to support Gynaecology Consultants. The role requires strong organisational skills and experience in healthcare administration. This part-time position is fixed-term for 6 months and located at University Hospital Monklands, with opportunities for career development and various benefits including annual leave and NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

Minimum of 27 days annual leave

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Qualifications

• At least 2 years knowledge in healthcare administration or at least 3 years knowledge in a secretarial role.
• Evidence of effective team working and dealing with change.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians.

Skills

Healthcare administration knowledge

Understanding of medical terminology

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

IT systems competence

Education

SVQ level 2 qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

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NHS Lanarkshire is looking to recruit a Clinical Secretary to Gynaecology Consultant in a busy department providing specialist care to women throughout Lanarkshire.

The Clinical Secretary will provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently and work in accordance with standard operating procedures.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• SVQ level 2 qualification (or equivalent experience) plus at least 2 years knowledge in healthcare administration or at least 3 years knowledge in a secretarial role
• Understanding of medical terminology
• Evidence of effective team working and dealing with change
• Evidence of strong communication skills with patients, clinicians and colleagues.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Evidence of strong competence with relevant IT systems

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Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment for 6 months

Part Time

22.2 hours

Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Gynaecology within University Hospital Monklands.

The working pattern for this role: Hours to be worked over 4 days in AM

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

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