Job summary
Band 3 Assistant Medical Secretary Respiratory Department
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to support the Respiratory department full- time as an Assistant Medical Secretary for 37.5 hours per week, on a permanent contract.
This is a busy role supporting the Consultants and Nursing team within the Respiratory department. We are looking for an individual who will be highly motivated. In return, this post will offer excellent development opportunities.
The successful candidate will require excellent organisational and communication skills, demonstrate the ability to work self-sufficiently, using their own initiative and be willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service. The individual must also have the ability to work well under pressure and have the desire to provide a first class service for patients and the clinical teams.
Previous experience of working within a Healthcare environment is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this job is to provide support to the Medical Secretaries, Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the Medical Directorate. The main aspect of the role will be typing clinical correspondence, reports, etc using the digital system, general administrative duties and to provide cover for the Medical Secretary when required within the Respiratory Department, but there may need to be flexibility in working through Division as service needs require.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Date posted
05 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-MED-6448939
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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