Medical Secretary - Dermatology
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
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
Date posted
14 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR302-24
Job locations
Primary Care Centre
Colchester
CO4 5JR
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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