Senior Medical Secretary

Somerset NHS Charity; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated medical secretary to support Neonatal consultants in a vibrant office environment. This role involves managing appointments, typing letters, and liaising with parents and other healthcare providers. The organization values diversity and is committed to flexible working arrangements, ensuring a healthy work-life balance for its employees. Join a supportive team recognized for its commitment to compassionate care and excellence in service delivery, where your contributions will make a difference in the community's health and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible Working Arrangements

Supportive Work Environment

Health and Well-being Initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in medical secretarial roles with NHS background.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical secretarial support to consultants.
• Manage appointments, tests, and clinic bookings.

Skills

Medical Secretary Experience

Microsoft Office

NHS Administrative Experience

Medical Terminology

Dictation Software Knowledge

Education

English Language GCSE Grade C or equivalent

AMSPAR or Medical Terminology qualification

Tools

PAS/Clinical Web Portal

Dragon Dictation System

Job description

Working in a busy, open plan office, you will use your work experience to provide professional medical secretarial support to Neonatal consultants.

Main duties of the job

Being first point of contact for parents

Typing clinic and admin letters using Trust digital dictation software

Arranging tests and following up results

Arranging appointments and booking clinic rooms

Cashing up clinics

Liaising with other NHS providers and other health and social care organisations

Working closely with consultants

Diary management

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See job description attached for a detailed breakdown of main responsibilities and person specification

Person specification

Education

• English Language GCSE Grade C or equivalent
• AMSPAR or Medical Terminology qualification

Experience

• Medical secretary experience
• Working knowledge and Experience of Microsoft office
• NHS experience working in an administrative role
• Medical support secretary experience
• Working knowledge of PAS/Clinical Web Portal/Dragon dictation system

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .

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Name Lisa Pearson Job title Assistant Directorate Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

For informal discussions please contact Lisa Pearson on 01902 307999 extension 86443

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Building 12
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton Road
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP
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