Medical Secretary

Royal Devon And Exeter Nhs Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Occupational health services

NHS Pension scheme

Cycle to work

Staff discounts

Job summary

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Secretary for the Clinical Genetics Department at the Bristol Office (St Michael's Hospital). You will provide professional administrative support and work with the South West Genetics Service to ensure a timely, accurate service for patients and relatives.

The role involves typing letters and ensuring documentation is produced to a high standard, maintaining confidentiality, and delivering excellent customer care within

Qualifications

• Administrative experience
• Secretarial duties
• Engagement with clinical teams

Responsibilities

• Provide professional administrative support to the Clinical Genetics Service.
• Provide a full and efficient secretarial service to consultants and clinical teams.
• Typings, letters, discharge summaries, reports and clinic letters to high standard.

Job description

Role Summary

Medical Secretary in the Clinical Genetics Department

This role is based in our BRISTOL OFFICE (St Michael's Hospital)

• To provide a good quality, professional administrative support to the service.
• To work collaboratively with other administrators and secretaries within the team.
• Specifically, this post will work with colleagues across the South West Genetics Service to ensure provision of a professional, efficient, accurate and timely service.
• Provide a point of contact for patients and relatives ensuring that a quality service is maintained to meet their needs, within agreed timescales.

About the Role

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

• Specifically this post will work with colleagues across the South West Genetics Service to ensure the provision of a professional, efficient, accurate and timely local service.
• Provide a point of contact for patients and relatives ensuring that a quality service is maintained to meet their needs, within agreed timescales.
• To provide a full and efficient secretarial service to consultants and clinical teams. This will include typing letters, and ensuring that all documentation (for example discharge summaries, operation notes, reports, theatre lists, outpatient clinic notes and clinic/appointment letters) is produced to an excellent standard.
• Ensure all information is secure and confidentiality of information is maintained at all times
• Provide excellent customer care which may include communication with distressed and anxious patients and relatives, treating them with tact and empathy
• Ensure the professional image of the Trust is maintained at all times

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday. hours per week.

Interview Date:

To be confirmed.

Please note, this is a fixed term contract until //7. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.

For further information please contact:

Holly Brown, Performance & Administrative Manageron or email As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities. We recognise the advantages of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over , staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than , people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more

It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Benefits

Looking after you is important to us.

We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.

If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.

You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.

We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.

This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.

Salary is not the only financial benefit

You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:

• National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
• Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
• Car lease schemes.
• The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
• Cycle to work scheme

These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.