Emergency Care Support Secretary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emergency Care Support Secretary role at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales is for a highly organised, proactive administrator who can work in a busy ED environment. You will provide confidential secretarial support to the Emergency Care Operational Team and consultants, manage correspondence, calendars, minutes, reports, and departmental documentation.

You will prioritise a demanding workload, maintain accuracy, and communicate clearly with clinical and non-clinical

Qualifications

• Comprehensive clerical/secretarial experience.
• Ability to prepare, format and type correspondence, reports and documents.
• Proven capacity to organise meetings and take accurate minutes.
• Welsh language ability desirable; applications in Welsh welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, confidential admin support to the Emergency Care Operational Team.
• Organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Prepare, format and type correspondence, reports and documentation.
• Take accurate minutes and distribute action points promptly.

Skills

Clerical / secretarial experience

Communication skills

Meeting minutes / minute-taking

Organisation / multitasking

Education

Typewriting qualification (AMSPAR, RSA or equivalent)

Job description

Job Overview

Are you highly organised, proactive, and looking for a role where no two days are the same?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Emergency Care Support Secretary to join our busy team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting both the operational management team and consultant medical staff within a fast-paced Emergency Department environment.

As a valued member of the team, you will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support, helping to ensure the smooth running of the department. Your duties will include providing secretarial support to the Emergency Care Operational Team and Consultant staff, preparing, formatting and typing correspondence, reports and other documentation; organising meetings and taking accurate minutes at meetings and distributing actions promptly

If you are highly organised with excellent attention to detail, have experience of taking accurate and timely meeting minutes, can effectively prioritise a busy workload, meet deadlines and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Care Support Secretary will provide an accurate, confidential and supportive administration service for the Emergency Care Operational Team.

You will provide a high quality supportive secretarial service to the Emergency Care Directorate’s Operational Team and work independently and be accountable for organising/prioritising own workload to ensure deadlines are met.

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

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

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached for a detailed job description and main responsibilities for this post.

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

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Typewriting qualification i.e. AMSPAR, RSA or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work with minimum supervision to a high standard

Experience

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive clerical/secretarial experience
• Ability to overcome difficulties and act independently within known parameters

Desirable criteria

• Ability to deal with a high level of communication and interaction with other departments and agencies

Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate effectively
• Familiarity with office procedures and deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh