Medical Secretary

**Medical Secretary | Administration | Washington | 12 months Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity leave | 37.5 hours | £21,060 per annum**

Spire Washington Hospital is looking to recruit an experienced Medical Secretary to join our team and support our valued Consultants in providing a high quality service.

At Spire Washington Hospital, we’re a leading provider of private hospital treatments for our patients across the North East. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, we’re specialists in a wide range of treatments. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Provision of an efficient and timely secretarial service to assigned consultants and any other associated teams
- Production of medical letters, operation/clinic notes and discharge summaries
- Type dictated letters and operation and clinic notes, file and update notes and compile notes when necessary including pathology results
- Developing good working relationships with consultants, administration teams, nursing staff and any other departments

**Who we're looking for**:

- Established Secretary with strong administrative background
- Experience of healthcare and knowledge of medical terminology is desirable
- Strong audio-typing and administration skills are beneficial
- Attention to detail with the ability to multi-task

**Working Hours**:

- Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm _

**Contract Type**:

- 12 months FTC _

**Benefits**:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

**Our Values**

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals, 10 clinics and a Specialist Cancer Care Centre across England, Wales and Scotland.

**Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.