Dermatology Medical Support Secretary Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Shireal R. Lewis; Bolton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a highly organised Medical Support Secretary for the Dermatology team at a leading hospital. In this full-time role, you will be integral to ensuring smooth operations by managing clinical typing, coordinating patient case notes, and supporting the medical staff. The ideal candidate will have advanced keyboard and word processing skills, alongside a proactive approach to managing a demanding workload. Join a friendly and busy team dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care, where your contributions will make a significant difference in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous medical secretarial experience is desirable.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Typing correspondence on behalf of medics/nurses.
• Providing secretarial support to clinics and meetings.
• Ensuring investigation results are available as required.

Skills

Organisational skills

Advanced keyboard skills

Word processing skills

Audio typing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Ability to prioritise workload

Education

RSA II or equivalent level qualification

Tools

Relevant IT systems

Job description

Band 3 Medical Support Secretary, Dermatology

(2 full time posts available, part time hours will be considered)

We are looking for a highly organised medical support secretary with previous experience in a similar setting to undertake this challenging role within the Dermatology secretarial team, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. You will work alongside Senior Medical Secretaries and carry out clinical typing and coordination of patients’ case notes/test results, amongst other general office duties.

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 at least RSA II or equivalent level qualification/experience. Previous medical secretarial experience and audio typing is desirable.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload and be able to work with little or no supervision. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients.

The post holder will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to be agreed.

1. Typing of day-to-day correspondence on behalf of the medics/nurses.
2. To provide secretarial support to clinics and meetings including creating and distributing lists.
3. Ensuring investigation results are available as required.
4. Use relevant IT systems.

The Dermatology team is a busy friendly team of consultants, clinical nurses, secretarial and administration staff. Our aim is to deliver the best possible care for our patients and to provide a friendly working environment.

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024.

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