Support Secretary - Various Areas

East Cheshire NHS Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East Cheshire NHS Trust invites applications for Support Secretary roles across Urology, Intensive Care, Cardiology and Breast Surgery with permanent contracts and varied hours.

The post requires fast, accurate audio typing, strong medical terminology knowledge, good communication and organisational skills, and experience with NHS IT systems.

Qualifications

• GCSEs (English and Maths) or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in administration or clerical work.
• Basic medical terminology knowledge or willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide fast, accurate audio typing and administrative support to the team.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain NHS IT systems.
• Maintain good verbal and written communication and meet deadlines.
• Organise workload and ensure accuracy in records and data entry.

Skills

Basic medical terminology

Keyboard skills

IT skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Education

GCSEs English & Maths

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

Solventum

Meditech Expanse

Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Would you like to take on a role that provides you with ownership of your work? Would you like to be creative in your approach and be responsible for supporting and ensuring our patients receive the best quality of care by using your skills and experience and our Trust's values and behaviours.

We're currently looking for enthusiastic and organised individuals to join our team as Support Secretaries, with opportunities available in the following areas:

Urology 37.5 hours per week, permanent contractIntensive Care Unit, 15 hours per week, permanent contractCardiology, 28.5 hours per week, permanent contractBreast Surgery, 37.5 hours per week, permanent contract

Please ensure you include in your supporting information section of your application form which department you are interested in

Main duties of the job

To provide an efficient and effective typing and administration function to the team. The post requires fast and accurate audio typing skills, and a sound knowledge of medical terminology.

Good communication, organisational skills, and previous secretarial experience is essential as is experience of dealing with sensitive information. Knowledge of medical terminology and previous experience using hospital based IT systems such as Solventum, Meditech Expanse and Electronic Patient Records will be advantageous.

In accordance with UK Immigration Policy, this role does not meet the UK Immigration Policy eligibility criteria and therefore we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship. For further information please visit Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

For Graduate visa holders; it is important to note that you must have a minimum of 12 months before this expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

About us

We are committed to providing the best quality integrated care to our patients. To achieve this aim we need highly motivated staff who are united by common values and behaviours.

We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we actively support our staff to develop their capabilities to the full, with a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. We look forward to you joining us so that we can bring out your best.

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in administration or clerical work

Knowledge & Skills

• Basic knowledge of medical terminology or willingness to learn
• Good keyboard and IT skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to organise own workload and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy

Experience

• Experience in an administrative or clerical role, preferably within healthcare
• Experience using IT systems for data entry and record keeping
• Experience working within the NHS or a GP practice
• Familiarity with patient administration systems

Orther role requirements

• Please refer to the job description and person specification for details of all role requirements

Further information

• Please provide any additional relevant information to support your application. Please note that this is a non-scoring question