Medical Secretary/SEN Admin - Community Paediatrics

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Medical Secretary who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

A part of this role will also be responsible for 1 part time consultant support in all aspects of their community paediatrics and SEN role and to provide support for the consultants and admin team where time permits.

You should have a sound knowledge of medical terminology and computer literacy. They must be able to evidence and have the ability to work without direct supervision, be able to prioritise and manage workloads. The applicant must be computer literate.

You will be the first point of contact for GP's, consultant colleagues, nursing, admin and other hospital staff, patients, relatives, and outside agencies. You will provide professional and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the consultants and medical team.

Please note that the post is based at Danestrete.

Unfortunately, there is no onsite staff parking.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

The Medical Secretary will be responsible for the admin and support of consultants as their medical secretary and provide input and support in team duties. Cross cover is also required for the team.

You will have sufficient knowledge of Word and Excel and have the ability to manage short turnaround deadlines and have good presentation as well as good verbal and written communication skills.

The medical Secretary will be the first point of contact and communication for HCT, General Practitioners, consultant colleagues, nursing staff, administrative and other hospital staff, patients, relatives, and outside agencies.

To help organise division specific clinics and liaise with outside agencies to achieve this.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Danestrete

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 1HB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Danestrete

Stevenage

Hertfordshire

SG1 1HB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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