Speciality Secretary - Medicine - Oncology

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Specialist Secretary in the Oncology Department at a leading NHS Trust. The role requires excellent communication and customer care skills, along with advanced typing experience. Join a dynamic team dedicated to providing gold standard service. Responsibilities include ensuring performance targets are met and providing top-notch administrative support. Ideal candidates will have experience in administration and a strong understanding of medical terminology.

Qualifications

• Previous administration or secretarial experience.
• Audio typing experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to achieving performance targets and an excellent administrative service.
• Daily contact with patients, medical and nursing staff.

Skills

Communication

Customer Care

Confidentiality

Team Player

Ability to Work Alone

Education

GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Tools

Digital Dictating System

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Speciality Secretary - Medicine - Oncology

The closing date is 28 May 2025

An opportunity has arisen within our Elective Medicine Secretarial Team for a Band 3 Specialist Secretary within the Oncology Department.

Excellent communication and customer care skills, administration and advanced typing experience is required for this post. You will have daily contact with patients, medical and nursing staff and all relevant stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to contribute to ensuring the speciality achieves performance targets, efficiencies and an excellent administrative service. If you are interested in joining a dynamic and committed team with the enthusiasm to assist in a gold standard service then we want to meet you.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Experience of working with a digital dictating system
• Medical Terminology

Experience

• Previous administration or secretarial experience
• Audio typing experience

Skills ability and knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
• Evidence of excellent communication skills
• Proficient in the English Language
• Team player
• Ability to work alone

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum pro rata