Medical Secretary

East London NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 April 2025

Job summary

Are you an effective communicator, dynamic, motivated? Are you reliable, have a proven track record of organisational skill, able to show and use initiative. This may well be the job for you!

You will be required to work in a busy and demanding environment and should be flexible and adaptable whilst having the ability to prioritise work and use your initiative in order to make sound judgements. You will be responsible for developing administration systems for the service and providing day to day administrative support to the service, within the context of a 'paper light' office. The post requires the ability to liaise effectively with a broad range of professions and service users and to maintain client confidentiality.

The successful candidate will be expected to work at two sites, Mile End Hospital and John Howard Centre.

Main duties of the job

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

The successful candidate will be expected to work at two sites, Mile End Hospital and John Howard Centre.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

15 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£21,224 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-FOR6795129-A

Job locations

John Howard Centre

12 Kenworthy Road

London

E9 5TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

RSA III or equivalent
Good standard of general education
Good standard of numeracy & literacy

Desirable

English and Arithmetic GCSE Grade C
AMSPAR, or equivalent ECDL qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Two years' medical secretary or administrator
Team work
Experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

Experience of working with people suffering from mental ill health
Working in a Multidisciplinary Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Office management skills . Computer Literate in MS Office applications
Audio typing (50+ WPM) Touch Typing
Knowledge of EPR systems
Verbal communication skills - ability to deal with people in person and on the telephone oAble to work under pressure and prioritise and adapt to changing circumstances
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to work without supervision
Self-motivated

Desirable

Knowledge of RiO
Knowledge of Mental health terminology

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

RSA III or equivalent
Good standard of general education
Good standard of numeracy & literacy

Desirable

English and Arithmetic GCSE Grade C
AMSPAR, or equivalent ECDL qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Two years' medical secretary or administrator
Team work
Experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

Experience of working with people suffering from mental ill health
Working in a Multidisciplinary Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Office management skills . Computer Literate in MS Office applications
Audio typing (50+ WPM) Touch Typing
Knowledge of EPR systems
Verbal communication skills - ability to deal with people in person and on the telephone oAble to work under pressure and prioritise and adapt to changing circumstances
Able to work as part of a team
Ability to work without supervision
Self-motivated

Desirable

Knowledge of RiO
Knowledge of Mental health terminology

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.