Medical Secretary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Medical Secretary for a part-time position in Respiratory Medicine. This challenging role requires proven medical secretarial experience, excellent audio typing skills, and strong organizational abilities. The ideal candidate will be committed to patient care and able to work independently. The position is for 22.5 hours per week, promoting flexible working initiatives.

Benefits

Promoting health and reducing ill-health initiatives

Flexible working opportunities

Friendly, dynamic team environment

Qualifications

• Proven medical secretarial experience is essential.
• Ability to type to a high standard required.
• Experience in managing a high workload is important.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support within the Division of Medicine.
• Manage and organise a competing workload.
• Ensure high standards of patient care and support.

Skills

Medical secretarial experience

Audio typing

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Ability to work under own initiative

Education

Recognised secretarial qualification

Job description

The Medical Secretary role is a highly diverse, demanding, but rewarding role, working as part of a friendly, dynamic team.

It is essential that the successful applicant has proven medical secretarial experience, the ability to type to a high standard, and a desire to develop and learn new skills and competencies.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the importance of promoting health and reducing ill-health. The Trust is committed to principles of improving working lives through initiatives such as job sharing, flexible working, and fostering a culture of openness and transparency.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of Medicine. Applications are invited for a Medical Secretary (Band 3) working in Respiratory Medicine. The position is for 22.5 hours per week.

This is a demanding but rewarding role. It is essential that the successful applicant has a recognised secretarial qualification or sufficient proven medical secretarial experience, including audio typing, excellent attention to detail, and organisational skills.

The successful candidate will have the confidence and enthusiasm to take on the challenges of this role, with experience in managing a high workload. Applicants must be organised, able to work under their own initiative, and capable of prioritising a competing workload.

The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.

Patient and staff experience are important to us, and these are the behaviours we live by:

• Putting patients first
• Aiming to get it right
• Recognising that everybody counts
• Doing everything openly and honestly