Senior Medical Secretary

Integrated Care System; Wales; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health board in North Wales is seeking an experienced medical secretary to provide high-level support within the General Surgery department. The role entails being the key point of contact for patients and staff, showcasing strong organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure. The position is part-time over Thursday and Friday, requiring excellent communication and typing abilities, with a focus on administrative tasks.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as a medical secretary.
• Qualifications in typing and business administration are required.
• Experience in customer service and NHS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to consultants.
• Be the first point of contact for patients and staff.
• Coordinate administration activities and manage workload.

Skills

Advanced typing skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Prioritisation of workload

Education

NVQ Business Administration L3 or equivalent

City & Guilds (AMSPAR) Level 3 Diploma

RSA /OCR Level 3 in typing

NVQ 3 Customer Service

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are currently looking for an experienced and proactive medical secretary to join General Surgery within the surgical division.

Main duties of the job

The role requires a medical secretary with experience of working on their own initiative at a senior level and is able to offer a comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Consultants and their associated teams. As a senior medical secretary, you will be the first point of contact for patients, doctors and staff throughout the Health Board.

This challenging position requires someone who is a team player, flexible, organised and is able to work well under pressure. The successful candidate will need to be an experienced typist, qualified to RSA Typing Level III (or equivalent). This position also requires excellent communication skills, the ability to meet the demands of working in a busy environment and is able to represent the department with due professionalism.

This post will be worked over 2 days, Thursday and Friday to ensure continuity for the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Business Administration L3 or equivalent experience or City & Guilds (AMSPAR) Level 3 Diploma in Medical administration or equivalent medical secretary experience
• RSA /OCR Level 3 or equivalent experience or qualification in typing
• NVQ 3 Customer Service

Experience

• Experience of coordinating administration activities
• Experience of working as a medical secretary
• Experience of organising workload and people
• Previous Customer Service experience
• Previous NHS Experience

Skills

• Advanced typing skills
• Will work unsupervised
• Excellent organisational skills
• Will prioritise own workload

Knowledge

• Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office applications
• Evidence of Continual Personal Development
• Knowledge of Referral To Treatment process (RTT)

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.

£26,928 to £29,551 a yearper annum, pro rata