Medical Secretary

Public Health Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A national public health agency in Cardiff is seeking a candidate for a comprehensive secretarial position. Responsibilities include providing support to medical staff, managing communication, and facilitating clinics. The ideal applicant will have excellent writing, oral communication, and typing skills, with a keen eye for detail. Welsh language proficiency is a plus, but all applicants are welcome.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a keen eye for detail.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• High level organisational skills.
• Accurate audio and copy typing skills.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the local clinical team.
• Plan and support the assessment pathway, processing assessment clinics and typing letters.
• Ensure accurate and timely communication.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Oral communication

Organisational skills

Audio typing

Job description

Overview

To provide a first class, comprehensive secretarial service to a large team of local Consultant Medical Staff and to facilitate effective communication between medical teams at the South East Wales centre.

To actively participate in the planning and implementation of all reading and assessment clinics held at the South East Wales Breast Screening Centre in Cardiff. Providing non clinical advice and information over the telephone, in Welsh or English, to service user, their families or carers.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the local clinical team.
• Plan and support the assessment pathway, including processing assessment clinics, typing clinic letters, recording clinical data and creating electronic treatment referrals.
• Typing, audio and copy typing with a keen eye for detail; ensure accurate and timely communication.
• Provide non-clinical advice and information over the telephone, in Welsh or English, to service users, their families or carers.

Requirements / Qualifications

• The successful candidate must demonstrate a keen eye for detail, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and high level organisational skills.
• Accurate audio and copy typing skills.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About Public Health Wales

We are Public Health Wales - the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.