Support Medical Secretary
1 week ago
Working Hours 37.5 hours per week
An opportunity has arisen within the Diagnostics and Infrastructure Division for a Medical Secretary in the Cellular Pathology Department. The post holder will work closely with the Histopathology Medical Secretarial Team, to provide support to the Consultant Histopathologists and Specialty Trainees, whilst maintaining a clerical function within the department. You will also need to build a good working relationships with Laboratory and Mortuary staff.
The role is a busy (fast paced) and varied one, including typing (descriptions of specimens, post mortem reports as well as letters), filing, organising consultant diaries, sending of and dispatching letters, sending material to other hospitals, preparing for Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings in a timely manner, sending out results and liaising with professionals across and outside the Trust. A high standard of audiotyping is required.
The appointee is expected to be highly motivated, use his/her own initiative, have experience of dealing with the service users and a desire to make an important contribution to the effective delivery of pathology clerical services for the patients’ benefit. Good organisation, resourcefulness, a strong eye for accuracy and detail, excellent administrative and communication skills. are essential.
A working knowledge of general office procedures and Microsoft packages is also expected; however full training will be given in the use of Medisec and EPR+ software. Knowledge of medical terminology also would be desirable.”
A visit to the department to discuss the job with the other secretaries is desirable. To arrange a visit, please contact Marion Stevenson on
01244365376 or Lesley Lewis on 01244365374
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.
The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services. The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.
The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do. The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life. The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
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