Part-Time Medical Secretary — NHS, Flexible Hours

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a part-time Medical Secretary to support the Valency Dementia in Older Peoples Mental Health Service. You will be part of the North Cornwall CMHT/DOPMH wider admin team, providing service support and ensuring high levels of confidentiality and communication across the locality.

The post requires commuting to Launceston on Thursdays for the weekly MDT meeting and working 15 hours a week (Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00–17:00) as part of a

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 Business Administration or equivalent knowledge or experience.
• RSA/OCR III Word-Processing or equivalent qualification or experience.
• RSA/OCR II Audio-Typing or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Computer literacy with spreadsheets and databases.
• Medical Secretary Diploma or equivalent knowledge or experience.
• RSA/OCR III Audio-Typing or equivalent.
• Previous experience working as a secretary in the NHS.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure whilst remaining calm.
• Ability to manage own workload and work independently.
• Ability to prioritise and work on own initiative.
• Problem solving.

Responsibilities

• To provide an efficient and effective Medical Secretary service to a specific Consultant Psychiatrist and their medical team.
• The post holder is required to manage their day to day workload and use their initiative without supervision which will require informed judgement, excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise competing demands.
• To ensure effective lines of communication between team members, patients, and others, whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.
• To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Multitasking

Confidentiality

Education

NVQ 3 Business Administration

RSA/OCR III Word-Processing

RSA/OCR II Audio-Typing

Medical Secretary Diploma or equivalent

NHS secretarial experience

Job description

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a part-time Medical Secretary to support the Valency Dementia in Older Peoples Mental Health Service. You will be part of the North Cornwall CMHT/DOPMH wider admin team, providing service support and ensuring high levels of confidentiality and communication across the locality.

The post requires commuting to Launceston on Thursdays for the weekly MDT meeting and working 15 hours a week (Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00–17:00) as part of a