Medical secretary / higher medical secretary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for an experienced medical secretary to join the admin team in the Medical Psychology service.

We have 32.25 hours per week available The James Cook University Hospital and 30 hours per week available at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.

The post offers excellent opportunities for an enthusiastic and conscientious person to provide a comprehensive administration service to managers and clinicians in an efficient and timely manner, assisting in the organisation of their workload and contributing to the overall success of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

Ideally, you will have previous medical secretarial and administrative experience, preferably in a health care setting. It is essential that you have strong IT skills, a good level of general education, an extensive knowledge of Office and Outlook (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet) along with advanced typing/word processing qualifications/skills.

You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. It's important that you are flexible, able to act on your own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads as well as being positive and enthusiastic.

Post holders will be appointed at band 3 or band 4 depending upon previous experience as laid out in the Trust's development framework for medical secretaries. The framework provides a clear progression to allow post holders to progress from band 3 to band 4 within the post subject to a formal evaluation in role.

This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £27,596 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-NSC-5948149

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers Novice leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust.

Person Specification

Band 4 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Substantial working knowledge of secretarial/clerical processes
  • oSubstantial working knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration Systems
  • oUnderstanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures

Band 4 Qualifications

Essential

  • oMedical Terminology Qualification Level 2 or equivalent level or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework
  • oCustomer care qualification, Level 2 or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework

Band 4 Experience

Essential

  • oSubstantial secretarial and administrative experience

Band 3/Band 4 Personal Attributes

Essential

  • High professional standards
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Customer focused
  • Ability to prioritise own workload where there are competing demands, and work to tight deadlines when required

Band 3 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of secretarial/clerical processes

Band 3/Band 4 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • oExcellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • oEfficient and accurate word processing skills
  • oEfficient and accurate proof reading skills

Band 3/Band 4 Qualifications

Essential

  • oNVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience

Band 3 Experience

Essential

  • oSecretarial and administrative experience
Person Specification

Band 4 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Substantial working knowledge of secretarial/clerical processes
  • oSubstantial working knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration Systems
  • oUnderstanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures

Band 4 Qualifications

Essential

  • oMedical Terminology Qualification Level 2 or equivalent level or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework
  • oCustomer care qualification, Level 2 or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework

Band 4 Experience

Essential

  • oSubstantial secretarial and administrative experience

Band 3/Band 4 Personal Attributes

Essential

  • High professional standards
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Customer focused
  • Ability to prioritise own workload where there are competing demands, and work to tight deadlines when required

Band 3 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of secretarial/clerical processes

Band 3/Band 4 Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • oExcellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • oEfficient and accurate word processing skills
  • oEfficient and accurate proof reading skills

Band 3/Band 4 Qualifications

Essential

  • oNVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience

Band 3 Experience

Essential

  • oSecretarial and administrative experience

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Dr Graham Dyson

grahamdyson@nhs.net

01642282708

Date posted

04 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £27,596 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-NSC-5948149

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW


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