Medical Secretary - Haematology

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 May 2025

Job summary

Enthusiastic applications are invited to apply for the role of Medical Secretary in Pathology. The post holder will provide secretarial support to the Haematology Consultants. They will join a small team of medical secretaries who are engaged and experienced in dealing with a variety of consultants. The post holder will require excellent communication and organisational skills. They will be expected to liaise directly with their assigned consultants as well as patients and carers and a number of different professions, both within and external to the trust.

Having achieved Foundation Trust status and been identified as a CHKS 40 Top Hospital and a Top 100 Healthcare employer, our focus is to offer the best possible care and treatment outcomes for our patients, and to continue to be the employer of choice for our staff. We focus on giving our patients the best outcomes of care and an excellent experience whilst in our hospital. By ensuring a skilled and motivated staff group, we aim to best meet patients' needs and ensure excellent productivity.

Please note this is a job share, therefore it is a 15 hour post and the working days will be Thursday and Friday.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual that would enjoy working in an interesting and challenging environment, who has excellent interpersonal and organisational skills along with the aptitude to communicate effectively with patients, GPs and referring hospitals. The successful applicant will be a proactive team member who can demonstrate efficient secretarial skills in order to ensure the smooth effective operation of the team. Previous medical secretary experience in a hospital environment would therefore be an advantage.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Date posted

25 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year per annum pro rata inc. High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

384-AR-EMF18072

Job locations

The Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton

Guildford

GU2 7XX

Job description

Job responsibilities

The secretary works within the Hematology Office team who provide a comprehensive administration and secretarial service to the Consultants. Junior Doctors, Scientists and their teams within the Pathology Specialty of Hematology.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general standard of education to GSCE level or equivalent including English
RSA II or equivalent in word processing / audio typing
RSA III, Medical secretarial qualification (BSMS Certificate) or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Broad knowledge of medical terminology
Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology
Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload and to adapt effectively to changing priorities.
Knowledge of NHS priorities and understanding of the guidelines and targets in own area of work.
Working knowledge of a range of software packages, eg MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other locally used databases eg. Pathology Laboratory Information System (WinPath) or similar.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general standard of education to GSCE level or equivalent including English
RSA II or equivalent in word processing / audio typing
RSA III, Medical secretarial qualification (BSMS Certificate) or equivalent

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Broad knowledge of medical terminology
Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology
Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload and to adapt effectively to changing priorities.
Knowledge of NHS priorities and understanding of the guidelines and targets in own area of work.
Working knowledge of a range of software packages, eg MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other locally used databases eg. Pathology Laboratory Information System (WinPath) or similar.

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.