Medical Secretary

NHS Professionals; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

24/7 support

Multi-site work

Bank portal access

Flexible shifts

Training & development

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Job summary

NHS Professionals is recruiting a Medical Secretary for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on a 6-month temporary contract. The role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Barnsley Hospital.

You will provide administrative support to the Cardiology department, manage clinics and appointments, and handle patient enquiries with professionalism and confidentiality. Strong typing, communication and NHS systems knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent typing and administrative skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Microsoft Office package knowledge (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• NHS System Knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistant medical secretarial support to the Cardiology department.
• Support the Senior Medical Secretary and Consultant with day-to-day secretarial duties.
• Manage clinics, appointments, correspondence, and patient enquiries.
• Communicate professionally with patients, service users, consultants, nurses, and other healthcare staff.
• Handle a busy workload while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.

Skills

Typing

Administrative skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Job Title

Medical Secretary

Location

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hours

30 hours per week - Monday - Friday

Contract

Temporary for 6 months

Trust Location

Barnsley Hospital, Gawber Road, Barnsley, S75 2EP

Ref

91462

What you'll be responsible for:

• Provide assistant medical secretarial support to the Cardiology department.
• Support the Senior Medical Secretary and Consultant with day-to-day secretarial duties.
• Manage clinics, appointments, correspondence, and patient enquiries.
• Communicate professionally with patients, service users, consultants, nurses, and other healthcare staff.
• Handle a busy workload while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality.

You'll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You'll have the following skills/experience:

• Excellent typing and administrative skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Microsoft Office package knowledge e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel
• NHS System Knowledge

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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