Medical Secretary

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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Job summary

Medical Secretary

Joint Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit Role

This is a new and exciting opportunity to join the diverse and busy Urgent, Emergency and Eldercare Medicine care group, working in the Emergency and Urgent Department at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, flexible, motivated person who can offer excellent secretarial and administration skills to assist in the provision of a comprehensive service.

Main duties of the job

To be successful you should have audiotyping experience, organisational and communication skills. You should have a flexible and professional approach to the work and enjoy the variety of communicating with a wide range of people both internal and external to the Trust. This includes being the first point of contact for all forms of communication within the clinical team, ensuring the effective day to day running of the clinical practice and providing diary management and workload organisation for the consultants and their teams and providing cover for colleagues, as necessary.

This vacancy is a part-time post working 28 hours per week, Monday to Friday, within the UEE care group.

About us

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael's Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

156-4929497

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Two GCSE's (or equivalent) level 'C' Maths and English.

Desirable

  • AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma.
  • RSA stage 3 typing or equivalent, proven windows experience (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in an administrative / secretarial role.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Previous NHS Secretarial Experience
  • Experience of digital dictation/voice recognition systems or proof-reading documentation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Two GCSE's (or equivalent) level 'C' Maths and English.

Desirable

  • AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma.
  • RSA stage 3 typing or equivalent, proven windows experience (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in an administrative / secretarial role.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Previous NHS Secretarial Experience
  • Experience of digital dictation/voice recognition systems or proof-reading documentation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

AMU Operations Manager

Sarah Wilkinson

Sarah.Wilkinson50@nhs.net

07876477707

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

156-4929497

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


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