Medical Support Secretary - Complex Care Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Shireal R. Lewis; Bolton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a highly organised medical support secretary to join the Complex Care team at a leading NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton. This part-time role offers the chance to work collaboratively with Senior Medical Secretaries, providing vital administrative support and clinical typing while ensuring the smooth operation of virtual ward activities. Ideal candidates will possess advanced keyboard skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for delivering quality service to patients. Join a dedicated team where patient care is at the forefront, and make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Previous secretarial experience and audio typing is desirable.
• Must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of virtual ward activity.
• Provide typing and administrative support for teams.
• Assist in general office duties including email and filing.

Skills

Advanced keyboard skills

Word processing

Audio typing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Part-time 16 hours per week. Fixed term contract for 12 months.

We are looking for a highly organised part-time medical support secretary with previous experience in a similar setting to undertake this exciting new role within the Complex Care team based at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside Senior Medical Secretaries and carry out clinical typing, co-ordination of patients’ medical records, and the administration of virtual ward activity amongst other general office duties.

Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload, and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills, including a high standard of word processing. Previous secretarial experience and audio typing is desirable.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload, and be able to work with little or no supervision. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients.

The post holder will work 16 hours per week, Monday and Friday.

Interviewees will be asked to complete a typing test.

Core duties of the Role:

1. To support the administration of the virtual ward activity.
2. To provide typing and administrative support for the teams on a pooled basis according to need.
3. General office duties including email, scanning, filing, and tracking of notes.
4. To assist the Operational Support Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the Service.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate, and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust values.

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Dec 2024.

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