Support Medical Secretary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join their secretarial team within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Service. The role involves providing a comprehensive secretarial service and liaising with various staff levels. Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to work independently, are essential. The Trust offers great benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Commitments to professional development

Policies to support work-life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in an office-based role required.
• Understanding of patient confidentiality is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to Clinical and nursing teams.
• Liaise with staff at all levels, including Consultants and Management.
• Work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Excellent written communication

Typing skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Ability to work independently

Education

Good standard of education

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our secretarial team within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Service. The role provides a link between the Trust, the patient and their GP for patients/carers and other healthcare professionals. You will provide a comprehensive, efficient and responsive secretarial service to the medical staff and their teams.

To work collaboratively with the clerical, secretarial and clinical teams to provide an accurate and effective secretarial service to the Trauma & Orthopaedic service. The post holder will work with minimal supervision and be expected to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a wide range of specific secretarial duties.

The successful candidate will be required to provide comprehensive secretarial support to the Clinical and nursing teams.

You will need to have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team whilst maintaining a high standard of work. The ability to prioritise your workload and to know when to escalate issues is essential. You will need to be able to liaise with staff throughout the Trust at all levels including Consultants, Management, Nursing staff, GP’s, patients and patient relatives, dealing effectively and efficiently with their enquiries.

To be successful in your application you will need to have a good standard of education, experience of an office based role, excellent verbal , written communication and typing skills and a clear understanding of patient confidentiality.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Bell Job title: Sub-Speciality Co-Ordinator Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 3055008