Band 3 Medical Secretary - Respiratory Medicine
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join our friendly, busy team at Birmingham Chest Clinic.
The successful applicant must be able to work to a high degree of accuracy and use their initiative to plan their workload providing a comprehensive secretarial, administrative and support service to the Department and Consultants. You must be able to demonstrate substantial secretarial and administrative experience and be confident using MS Office and other IT systems.
The Department provides a comprehensive service to a wide range of Service. To deal with any requests from the coroner's courts in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an individual who is self-motivated and able to work to strict deadlines with good communication and typing skills. The candidate must be able to demonstrate substantial secretarial and administrative experience and be confident in using MS Office and other IT systems.
The successful candidate will be required to handle confidential and sensitive data and have the ability to deal with people on all levels, at times working under pressure and in stressful situations.
Typing clinical letters, reports, other correspondence, and letters from the MDT meetings. Dealing with telephone and email enquiries and general office duties. The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for patients/relatives, carers, and other external organisations.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Date posted
08 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-50853DO1
Job locations
Birmingham Chest Clinic
151 Great Charles Street, Queensway
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 3HX
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Chest Clinic
151 Great Charles Street, Queensway
Birmingham
West Midlands
B3 3HX
Employer's website
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