Medical Secretary - Dermatology

Job summary

Medical Secretary - Dermatology - 37.5 hours fixed term contract / secondment for 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of the busy Dermatology department based at Colchester Hospital. You will be working closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, and other hospitals.

This is a key role within the Department. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and providean efficient and effective secretarial service and to cover theatre bookings.

You will support the provision of an efficient and comprehensive secretarial support service to the Consultants and medical staff.

Main duties of the job

To maintain a high standard of secretarial service to meet the needs of the clinical team within the Dermatology Department, ensuring that accurate and up to date typing of clinic letters and correspondence is achieved through digital dictation / audio.

You will be required to deal with queries from patients, GPs and other medical teams regarding patient care.

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Primary Care Centre

Colchester

CO4 5JR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Primary Care Centre

Colchester

CO4 5JR

Employer's website

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

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