Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Relief Medical Secretary

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our busy Surgical Team as a Medical Secretary within the Upper GI Department at North Tyneside General Hospital. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates.

This post will be working full time Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

To provide a full secretarial service to the Upper GI Consultants, Nurses and their teams.

The successful candidate will provide transcription, administrative and secretarial support service to the team. The post holder must be able to use own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.Knowledge of IT packages and their applications is essential. Support on the use of the G2 software package will be provided within the surgical directorate. ECDL and knowledge of PAS and previous experience of working within the healthcare environment would be desirable.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

11 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5885508KD

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide general office support to the wider teams where necessary.
To provide secretarial support to consultants and other team members including typing dictated correspondence and dealing with discharge summaries and related referrals to other healthcare professionals, receive communication and bring to attention of the relevant consultant.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide general office support to the wider teams where necessary.
To provide secretarial support to consultants and other team members including typing dictated correspondence and dealing with discharge summaries and related referrals to other healthcare professionals, receive communication and bring to attention of the relevant consultant.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Typing Qualifications and/or equivalent or relevant typing/word processing experience.
NVQ Level 3 in Business admin or Customer Care or equivalent experience.

Desirable

ECDL/Advanced ECDL
AMSPAR Diploma (or equivalent experience)
GCSE English Language grade C or above or equivalent qualification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Typing Qualifications and/or equivalent or relevant typing/word processing experience.
NVQ Level 3 in Business admin or Customer Care or equivalent experience.

Desirable

ECDL/Advanced ECDL
AMSPAR Diploma (or equivalent experience)
GCSE English Language grade C or above or equivalent qualification

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Employer's website

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