Band 3 Supporting Medical Secretary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

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Job summary

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

An opportunity has arisen for a Support Medical Secretary to join our team within the Community Paediatric Service of the Children and Families Division.Based at Bacchus Road, Birmingham, B18 4QY. This is a permanent post offered on a part time basis, working 16 hours per week (preferably working over 3 days).

This interesting role requires the ability to work well on your own initiative whilst being committed to teamwork. This position also requires good communication skills and the ability to meet the demands of working in a busy environment. You will responsible for the provision of a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service in respect of Community Paediatric clinics for a team of Community Paediatric Doctors.

Duties will include audio typing, handling telephone calls, liaising closely with Doctors and Administrative colleagues and organising correspondence around clinic appointments. The typing of confidential, complex and often sensitive clinical reports is also an integral part of the role.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and to deal with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.

Main duties of the job

This role is 16 hours per week as a Supporting Secretary providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service for the Community Paediatric Doctors. Typing of clinical correspondence relating to community based clinics and general administrative duties.

About us

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

18 December 2023

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

820-5886480-CF

Job locations

Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • oGSCE Maths and English grade 9-4 or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious secretarial or administrative experience

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • oComputer literate with the ability to work with different computer applications including Microsoft packages
  • oStrong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
  • oExcellent communication skills to relate to both staff and service users

Personal qualities

Essential

  • oMust be able to observe confidentiality at all times.

Other job requirements

Essential

  • oTo act responsibly and professionally at all times
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • oGSCE Maths and English grade 9-4 or equivalent qualification

Experience

Essential

  • oPrevious secretarial or administrative experience

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • oComputer literate with the ability to work with different computer applications including Microsoft packages
  • oStrong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
  • oExcellent communication skills to relate to both staff and service users

Personal qualities

Essential

  • oMust be able to observe confidentiality at all times.

Other job requirements

Essential

  • oTo act responsibly and professionally at all times

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Paediatric Admin Team Leader

Anne-marie Rawlins

anne-marie.rawlins@nhs.net

07858680939

Date posted

18 December 2023

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

820-5886480-CF

Job locations

Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


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