Medical Secretary

Circle Health Group; Bolton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bolton is seeking a secretary to provide professional clerical support to consultants and hospital staff. The ideal candidate will possess strong typing skills and empathy while handling sensitive issues. Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including generous holiday entitlement and health support are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Industry leading training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to deal with sensitive issues with empathy.
• 1 year part qualification RSA Part I.
• PC literate.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of secretarial and clerical support.
• Ensure typed documentation is of the highest standard.
• Communicate effectively and respond to urgent requests.

Skills

Typing skills

Word Processing/RSA II

Empathy and rapport building

Education

GCE/GCSE subjects to include English Language

Job description

Qualifications

• GCE/GCSE subjects to include English Language
• Word Processing/RSA II
• 1 year part qualification RSA Part I
• Typing skills (WP/RSA/PC literate)
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues with empathy and the ability to generate rapport with individuals rapidly

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest possible standard of secretarial and clerical support, ensuring that the service is professional, effective and makes optimum use of the resources available
• Provide secretarial support to Consultants, clients and hospital staff
• Ensure that typed documentation is of the highest standard
• Maintain accurate documentation and files
• Communicate effectively/timely all verbal and written messages, responding to urgent requests
• Closely liaise with bookings/admissions office regarding requests via Consultants for patient admissions
• Collate information as required/requested
• Answer and respond to telephone enquiries

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities
• …and much more!

Diversity & Inclusion

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group are proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.