Medical PA - ENT

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical PA post based in Colchester Hospital, ENT department.

We are looking for an efficient, conscientious, well-motivated, enthusiastic and experienced secretary, with the skills to provide dedicated clerical support to both the clinical and administrative teams to the ENT department. The post will be based in the administration office at the Primary Care Centre and offers the opportunity to join a well established, high achieving, committed team.

Main duties of the job

The key aspect of this role involves dealing with the public and professionals and hence you must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have proven IT experience.

The primary function of thisrole revolves around the provision of day-to-day medical secretarial support for twoConsultants, however, it is essential to help and support all members of theteam by having a flexible approach to both workload, additional tasks and working patterns. Flexibility and the ability to remain calm under pressure are key requirements for this role. Typing skills are essential.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

23 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1521-24

Job locations

Primary Care Centre

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPrevious experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator

Desirable

oNHS experience
oExperience within relevant work area
oExperience of working with members of the public
oSupervision/co-ordination of other team members

Qualifications

Essential

oGCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
oNVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent
oAudio typing qualification
oWord processing to RSA III or equivalent.

Desirable

oAMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
oShorthand/speed typing

Knowledge

Essential

oConfidentiality and Data Protection
oCustomer service
oNHS/Hospital portal system
oKnowledge of medical Terminology and medical secretarial practices
oDigital Dictation system

Desirable

oKnowledge of Patient Access Policy and 18 Weeks including validation

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oPrevious experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator

Desirable

oNHS experience
oExperience within relevant work area
oExperience of working with members of the public
oSupervision/co-ordination of other team members

Qualifications

Essential

oGCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
oNVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent
oAudio typing qualification
oWord processing to RSA III or equivalent.

Desirable

oAMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
oShorthand/speed typing

Knowledge

Essential

oConfidentiality and Data Protection
oCustomer service
oNHS/Hospital portal system
oKnowledge of medical Terminology and medical secretarial practices
oDigital Dictation system

Desirable

oKnowledge of Patient Access Policy and 18 Weeks including validation

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.