Medical Secretary

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking an experienced Medical Secretary to join the Medical Secretariat Team. The role entails providing effective secretarial support to consultants and their teams, managing communications with confidentiality. Candidates must possess strong organizational and communication skills, along with previous experience in a medical setting. This is a fixed-term position offering an opportunity to contribute to a high-performing team.

Benefits

Diverse workforce inclusion

Range of employee benefits

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Medical Secretary is essential.
• Knowledge of office equipment and medical terminology.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial services to Consultants and teams.
• Work with limited supervision and meet deadlines.
• Deal with patients and medical staff courteously.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Tools

Office equipment

Word processing software

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our current experienced Medical Secretariat Team within EMRS Division at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on a 9 month fixed term basis. By the nature of the duties, the post holder will be required to maintain strict confidentiality and will be expected to deal with patients, carers, relatives, medical staff and other visitors within the Division in person and/or in writing, with courtesy and discretion at all times.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Secretary who can provide a competent and effective Secretarial Service to Consultants and their teams within EMRS Division. The post holder must be able to work with limited supervision, use own initiative, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Qualifications

Previous experience working as a Medical Secretary is essential. You should have knowledge of office equipment and systems along with word/processing/typing or equivalent and knowledge of Medical Terminology.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.