Support Secretary - Oncology
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Job summary
We are looking for a Support Secretary to join our Oncology department in Colchester Hospital.
In this role you will provide efficient and pro-active secretarial/admin support. You will liaise with multi-disciplinary staff within Oncology, patients, other departments within the hospital, Mid Essex Hospital, General Practitioners and hospitals.
You will join our friendly, dedicated and hard-working team in a fast paced and busy environment to provide multidisciplinary care for our patients.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide an efficient and effective support service. You will have attention to detail, excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.
You should have a good level of clerical experience and good working knowledge of IT systems although full training in the use of our systems will be provided.
In this department you will be fully supported by management with regular training and development to help further career.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide assistance to the Consultants by way of secretarial and general admin support. You will perform general clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, collation of notes, making and changing appointments, typing and providing administrative support to the team of Medical PA's. You will assist with audio/typing of letters dictated by the Consultant and their team using the Bighand electronic dictation system.
You will also receive and process telephone calls from GPs, patients, relatives and other medical professionals, recording and passing on message in a clear and concise manner.
About us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
27 September 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
Reference number
432-HR1329-23
Job locations
Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
C04 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester General Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
C04 5JL
Employer's website
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