Medical Secretary

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospitals Full time

**Main area**
- Division E - Childrens Services**Grade**
- Band 4**Contract**
- Permanent**Hours**
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week**Job ref**
- 180-E-245040-RE2**Employer**
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**Employer type**
- NHS**Site**
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E**Town**
- Cambridge**Salary**
- £25,147 - £27,596 p.a. pro rata**Salary period**
- Yearly**Closing**
- 23/04/2024 23:59Job overview

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive Medical Secretary service to Consultants within the speciality, including coordinating meetings, optimising clinic time, ensuring compliance with CCG requirements, producing clinic letters, other documents and dealing with patient and GP queries and concerns in a sympathetic and constructive manner.

Working for our organisation

**Our Trust**

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 23rd April 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on w/c 29th April 2024.

**Benefits to you**

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

Person specification

**Qualifications**:
Essential criteria

Educated to GCSE Level or Level 3 Business Admin/IT qualification or equivalent experience including - English GCSE pass at Grade 4 or above - Maths GCSE pass at Grade 4 or above.

Audio typing experience.

Secretarial qualification (RSA III) or equivalent experience.
- Touch typing certificate or equivalent experience.Desirable criteria

Intermediate IT qualifications.
- Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent.Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of administrative work.

Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks.

Working within guidelines and developing administrative processes.

Customer service and dealing with enquiries in difficult situations.

Data entry and producing reports.

Experience of IT packages - Microsoft Office.

Secretarial and/or administrative including diary management, co-ordinating and arranging meetings, minute taking and developing templates.

Allocate and monitor work of others.
- Audio typing.Desirable criteria

Familiarity with Epic computer system.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding confidentiality and data protection.

Understanding of customer services.
- Office procedures.Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Trust information systems.**Skills**:
Essential criteria

Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to organise and manage own timekeeping to schedule and deadlines.

Ability to adapt to change.

Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents, both electronic and hard copy.

Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy.

Willing to take on and learn new skills.

Accurate and speedy typing and keyboard skills.

Good organisation skills.
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously.Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

Demonstrate an understanding of Trust behaviour and values.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent.**Further details / informal visits contact**:
**Name**
- Tracey Cardew

**Job title**
- Lead Paediatric Medical Secretary

**Telephone number**
- 01223 256298


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