Medical Secretary

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated individual to join their administration team. This role involves providing secretarial and administrative support to clinical staff and contributing to patient care. Ideal candidates should possess excellent organizational and communication skills, previous administrative experience, and familiarity with medical terminology. The position requires a flexible approach and the ability to work under pressure. Opportunities for further training and development exist.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an office or administrative environment.
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• Experience of the Patient Administration System and similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to clinical staff.
• Contribute to effective delivery of patient care.
• Flexibly provide cover for colleagues as needed.

Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

Good standard of general education including GCSEs in Maths and English

RSA Stage III word processing or equivalent

RSA Stage III Audio typing or equivalent

NVQ in Administration or equivalent

Medical Secretary's Diploma or AMSPAR medical secretary qualification

Tools

Patient Administration System (PAS)

MAXIMS

NHS mail

Dragon

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the administration team at the Royal Cornwall hospitals trust . You will need to provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service and should have previous secretarial and administrative experience. Excellent organisational skills are required as is the ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and work to deadlines.

Excellent communication skills are required and the post holder will need to have the ability to liaise with staff at all levels and work effectively and efficiently as part of a team. This is a busy role and the post holder will need to have a flexible approach to work and be able to use their own initiative.

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to clinical staff using a range of secretarial procedures.

To contribute to the effective delivery of patient care, through knowledge of consultant practice and hospital systems.

To be flexible to provide cover for colleagues as necessary.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

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• Employment history and reference checks
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• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in an office / administrative environment
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Previous NHS experience.
• Experience of the Patient Administration System (PAS), MAXIMS, NHS mail, Dragon & Internet.
• Experience of 18 week patient pathways and RADAR.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education, including GCSE's (or equivalent) level 'C' Maths and English
• RSA stage III word processing or equivalent
• RSA Stage III Audio typing or equivalent.
• Minute taking experience
• NVQ in Administration or equivalent. ECDL.
• Medical Secretary's Diploma or AMSPAR medical secretary qualification.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.