Medical Secretary - Microbiology Department

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newport is seeking a part-time Medical Secretary for their Microbiology department. This fixed-term role involves providing essential administrative support and requires good typing and IT skills. The successful candidate will work closely with clinical teams and contribute to the department's efficiency. Flexible working options are available, and the position is ideal for team players who thrive under pressure.

Benefits

Flexible working

Comprehensive benefits package

Extensive training opportunities

Occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Good typing skills required.
• IT literacy essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative support to clinical and laboratory teams.
• Ensure smooth running of the department.
• Liaise with service users and staff.

Skills

Typing

IT Literacy

Education

Teamwork

General Administration

Tools

Excel

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top-up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top-up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top-up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Microbiology department for a fixed-term (1 year), part-time Medical Secretary (22.5 hours) based at the Royal Gwent Hospital. We are looking for a team player who enjoys a variety of administrative duties with attention to detail and who can work under pressure to meet deadlines.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

1. Working within Microbiology, providing high-quality administrative and secretarial support to both the clinical and laboratory teams in a timely manner.
2. Ensuring the smooth running of the department on a day-to-day basis through administration and secretarial support.
3. Liaising with a wide variety of service users and staff to provide information and/or signpost them to the most appropriate member of staff.
4. Coordinating Health Protection activities for the department.

This post is fixed-term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation committed to caring. It provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. We offer opportunities to start, grow, and build your career across various specialties and stages.

The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, extensive training, and development opportunities, including paid mandatory training, in-house programmes, recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways. We promote flexible working, support work-life balance, and have initiatives like occupational health support and a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence.

Our Clinical Futures strategy aims to enhance care closer to home and provide high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us to pioneer new ways of working and deliver world-class healthcare.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good typing skills
• IT literate

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Teamwork
• General administration

Desirable criteria

• Excel experience