257558 (AP) Medical Secretary

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Edinburgh (IN); On-site; USD 28,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a dedicated professional to provide medical secretarial and administrative support to clinicians and multi-disciplinary teams (MDT).

The role requires joining a team that upholds equality and diversity while ensuring high standards of service delivery within the UK healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical secretarial and administrative support to clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT).

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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To provide medical secretarial and administrative support to clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT).
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.