Medical Secretary - Various Areas

NHS; Macclesfield, London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job description

An outstanding opportunity for a part time Medical Secretary to support various specialties at East Cheshire NHS Trust has arisen. Would you like to take on a role that provides you with ownership of your workload? Would you like to be creative in your approach and be responsible for supporting to ensure our patients receive the best quality of care by using your skills, experience and our trust's values and behaviors?

You will have medical typing qualifications and previous experience as a Medical Secretary. You will have excellent communication skills and be particularly caring and understanding. Experience in the use of Medisec, Winscribe Digital Dictation, PAS and e-Referral would be an advantage.

Hours to include: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Main duties of the job

To manage the office administration of the Consultant and designated medical staff, and provide an efficient and effective secretarial service.

The post-holder acts as the first point of contact for all forms of communication for the Consultant and their team.

The post requires excellent organisational skills, medical audio typing, and a sound knowledge of medical terminology.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 5 GCSE's or equivalent, grade C or above. Must include English.
• Typing qualifications to RSA (Royal Society of Arts) III standard.
• Computer literate to ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) standard or equivalent.
• AMSPAR (The Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists) Diploma.

Knowledge and Skills

• Medical terminology.
• Fast and accurate audio-typing.
• Good communicator - able to deal with people at all levels, including where there are barriers to understanding, using tact, diplomacy, and persuasion.
• Effective organisational skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality or trust.
• Knowledge of Medisec.
• Experience with Patient Management System.
• Aware of NHS policies.

Experience

• Previous experience as a Medical secretary.
• Hospital based experience.

Specific Job Requirements

• Caring and understanding.
• Confident, with the ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Good team player.
• Flexible approach to working.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

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.

£26,530 to £29,114 a year, pro rata.