Medical Secretary

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join the Surgical Division Secretarial Team at Salisbury District Hospital.

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive range of administrative and secretarial support to the Consultants and their teams and the nursing team. They will liaise with other departments and services and respond effectively to enquiries from the general public, service users and other colleagues.

The successful applicant will also be an enthusiastic team player, be an experienced typist and will require GCSE English Language grade C or above.

A flexible approach to work is required with excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

1. To produce clinic letters and documents, maintain notes, collect and collate investigations.
2. To respond efficiently and effectively to telephone queries from patients, parents/guardians and other healthcare professionals.
3. To work independently, prioritising own workload quickly and accurately, responding to the needs of the department.
4. To offer secretarial support to the admin team when other staff members are away.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated 'Good' by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

• Experience of working as a secretary in a busy, customer-focused environment preferably in healthcare
• Educated to GCSE English Language Grade C or above
• Comprehensive IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Outlook diary management
• Evidence of high level office administration skills with experience of developing and maintaining robust office procedures
• Knowledge of medical terminology

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.

£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum Pro Rata