Part-Time Support Medical Secretary – Thoracic Surgery

Sheffield-Teaching-Hospitals-Nhs-Foundation-Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Support Medical Secretary to join the Thoracic Surgery Department. The role supports a high-quality administrative service for patients, relatives and staff, on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

The post is 17 hours per week across three days, with NHS AfC Band 3. The department covers Northern General and Royal Hallamshire hospitals and offers flexible working and staff benefits.

Qualifications

• GCSE English Grade 4/C or above or equivalent experience.
• Audio Typing experience.
• Qualification in Office Practice.
• ECDL.
• RSA II/OCR II Word or equivalent.
• Any qualification related to a Support Medical Secretarial Post.

Responsibilities

• Type patient letters relating to clinic appointments, test results, referrals, discharge summaries.
• Cover the medical secretaries' absences and urgent typing/tasks for consultant/team.
• Assist in managing patients through cancer and 18-week pathways; validate and amend pathways.
• Manage in-patient waiting lists and track patients through pathways.
• Manage patient investigations using Trust computer systems.
• Handle telephone queries from patients and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Audio typing

Communication

Prioritisation

Team player

Work under pressure

Confidentiality

Neat and methodical

Education

GCSE English grade 4/C or above

Office Practice qualification

ECDL

RSA II/OCR II Word/Text Processing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

G2 Digital Dictation

Job description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Support Medical Secretary to join the Thoracic Surgery Department. The role supports a high-quality administrative service for patients, relatives and staff, on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

The post is 17 hours per week across three days, with NHS AfC Band 3. The department covers Northern General and Royal Hallamshire hospitals and offers flexible working and staff benefits.