Trust Medical Secretary - General Surgery

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is hiring a Trust Medical Secretary to support the Colorectal Surgery Department. The role involves managing clinic and theatre administration and acting as a communication point among staff and patients. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and medical secretarial experience. NHS benefits are included, along with flexible hours and career development support.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills required.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workloads effectively.
• Experience in a medical secretarial role is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support colorectal surgeons with clinic and theatre management.
• Act as point of contact for communication among consultants, patients, and staff.
• Manage office administration and provide secretarial services.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of patient confidentiality

Recent medical secretarial/administration experience

Tools

In-house IT systems

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the General Surgery Department. We are recruiting a Trust Medical Secretary to join an established team within Colorectal Surgery, working alongside administrative, medical and nursing teams. The role will support Colorectal surgeons with their day-to-day management of clinics, theatres and provide an effective administration service., The successful candidate will act as point of contact for all communication between consultants, patients, relatives and a wide range of multi-disciplinary staff. The team will also work closely with General Practitioners and outside agencies which requires the utmost professionalism. They will assist in the management of office administration and provide an effective secretarial service, ensuring continuity of service across the specialty. As a department we support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

The successful candidate will be expected to have excellent communication and organisational skills. They will have the ability to manage and prioritise workloads accordingly, as well as work as part of the wider team. They should have recent medical secretarial/administration experience. A high level of attention to detail and accuracy and an understanding of patient confidentiality is essential. As well as working experience with in-house I.T systems and programs which enable patient pathway progression.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and we are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics