Renal Support Secretary
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 06 May 2024
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Support Secretary to join the Renal Department within the Medicine Division. The successful candidate will provide support to the Medical Secretaries within the department. The post is for 30 hours to be worked over 4 days Tuesday to Friday, core hours 8am-4pm.
This is an excellent and exciting opportunity to join the Renal Department which is a very busy and fast paced department providing patient care across Lancashire & South Cumbria, East Lancashire, Blackpool & Fylde and surrounding areas.
We are seeking an individual that is not only enthusiastic and forward - thinking but also, kind and caring ensuring they are putting the patients and families first throughout their journey of our service.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to work in a band 3 capacity, gaining experience to help shape a future career goal.
Main duties of the job
You will be a member of a team of support medical secretaries providing secretarial and administrative support to consultants, junior medical staff, and any other staff.
You will be working alongside our hugely experienced secretary and clinical teams, helping to deliver safe care and a good experience for our patients.
Your work will cover a wide range of duties including dealing with patient queries, downloading and typing of clinic & results letters, retrieving information, using electronic patient record system.
As part of this role you will provide cover for the medical secretaries during annual leave and absence.
Good communication and computer skills are required, as is a flexible approach to work. Hybrid working will be available once you are established in the role.
You will receive full training when you start so there will be plenty of opportunity to grow and develop new skills interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
About us
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust forms one of the major acute Trusts in the North West with a complement of over 1000 beds for a local population of 390,000 and a regional population of 1.5 million.
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Date posted
22 April 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
Part-time
Reference number
438-PB1392-B
Job locations
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Fulwood Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Fulwood Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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