Medical Secretary (Maternity Cover)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Women's Health Service to provide competent medical secretarial support on a fixed term basis of 12 months to cover maternity leave to the Gynaecology Consultants at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital for 32 hours a week.

You will be joining a welcoming team of experienced secretaries, working within the Gynaecology Department at Basingstoke.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a comprehensive, professional and confidential secretarial support to Consultant Gynaecologists which will ensure the efficient running of the service.

To provide and manage an efficient and effective full administration service for the consultants, designated clinical staff and specialist nurses andact as first point of contact for all forms of communication for the Consultants and the wider team.

The post holder will monitor the timetable of the consultant team, taking an overview of the co-ordination of both clinical and other commitments and be responsible for organising and communicating appointment and admission related information to patients and /or carers.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.