Colorectal Surgery Secretary – NHS, Permanent, 37.5h

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Surgical Secretary (Band 3) in the Colorectal Surgery team. This permanent role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with responsibilities including diary management, correspondence handling and management of the elective waiting list.

You will support a busy consultant and patients, require excellent IT skills, strong organisational abilities and discretion with confidential information.

Qualifications

• GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths.
• Excellent IT skills with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to use hospital computer systems.
• Professional telephone manner and clear communication.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to meet deadlines.
• Good written and verbal English communication; interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work flexibly in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to a busy consultant surgeons.
• Diary management, correspondences, referrals, calls and emails.
• Oversee elective waiting lists and coordinate surgical admissions.
• Touch type from audio dictation and understand medical terminology.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Job description

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Surgical Secretary (Band 3) in the Colorectal Surgery team. This permanent role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with responsibilities including diary management, correspondence handling and management of the elective waiting list.

You will support a busy consultant and patients, require excellent IT skills, strong organisational abilities and discretion with confidential information.