Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Band 3 Assistant Medical Secretary to join the ENT department within the Head, Neck and Orthopaedic Directorate.
This post is 22 hours per week, across the days of Monday to Friday, working within core office hours. Days and hours are negotiable and flexible to suit the successful candidate.
We are looking someone who enjoys a challenge and is used to working in a busy environment. You must be able to work on your own initiative and have excellent prioritisation, organisational and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will require excellent organisational skills, demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a time, using their own initiative and be will to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for candidates who hold previous experience within the ENT department over the past 12 months.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
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To view detailed job description and person specification, please click on supporting information linked to this vacancy.
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Audio Typing skills
- GCSEs in English and Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
- RSA Stage 2/3 or equivalent Medical Word processing skills
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
- Ability to provide cover for consultant secretaries
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage workload without supervision
- Ability to meet tight time schedules and deadlines
- Previous experience dealing with the public
- Previous secretarial experience or equivalent
- Working Under pressure
Desirable
- Previous NHS/Healthcare experience
OTHER FACTORS
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Professional approach to work and colleagues
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working within the ENT department
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Audio Typing skills
- GCSEs in English and Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
- RSA Stage 2/3 or equivalent Medical Word processing skills
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
- Ability to provide cover for consultant secretaries
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage workload without supervision
- Ability to meet tight time schedules and deadlines
- Previous experience dealing with the public
- Previous secretarial experience or equivalent
- Working Under pressure
Desirable
- Previous NHS/Healthcare experience
OTHER FACTORS
Essential
- Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Professional approach to work and colleagues
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience of working within the ENT department
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.
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
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).
