Radiology Support Secretary

**Job overview**:
**Main duties of the job**:
In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert

You will also need to be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of confidentiality issues and respond to queries in a professional manner. The role will include working at both sites, QMC and City Campus; you must be able to travel to both campuses as part of this role. Computer skills are essential in this role and experience in using Microsoft Word and Outlook is necessary. Previous Radiology and secretarial experience is desirable but not essential.

**Working for our organisation**:
We have an important contribution to make to life in Nottingham and the wider region and we take this responsibility seriously. With 15,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. We have a budget of just under £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites: QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities. Our specialist services allows us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services.

We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma.

We play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
To provide a medical support secretarial service to the Department, Consultants and their teams as agreed whilst adhering to codes of practice concerning confidentiality and Data Protection.

Typing clinical and general correspondence for Consultants and Interventional Nurse Specialists ensuring any required follow up is actioned appropriately.

Ongoing maintenance of Consultant diaries

Attend meetings

**Person specification**:
**Training & Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 3 GCSE Grade C or Above

**Desirable criteria**:

- RSA 2 or above for Typing
- Secretarial/Administration Qualification
- Shorthand

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Knowledge of hospital systems, eg PAS and HISS, CRIS
- Previous NHS experience.
- Knowledge of Radiology medical terminology / experience of working in a Radiology environment
- Knowledge and experience of using software programmes, e.g., Microsoft Office/Word.
- Minute taking and servicing meetings

**Desirable criteria**:

- Audio Typing experience

**Communication & Relationship S**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to communicate information using a variety of written and verbal communication skills.
- Provides and receives information which requires tact and persuasive skills and where there are barriers to communication.
- Uses correct grammar and spelling
- Can complete letters / forms / reports / tables using computerised technology from information collected
- Understands and practices the principles of confidentiality.
- Ability to work as a team
- Ability to work under pressure

**Analytical and Judgement Skill**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Able to take responsibility for own work and work without direct supervision.
- Good organisational skills.
- Able to work using own initiative
- Prioritises/reprioritises own workload to co-ordinate deadlines as determined by others.
- Ability to solve problems within well defined policies and procedures and using knowledge, initiative and experience.

**Planning and Organisational**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Diary Management Skills
- Prioritise workload

**Physical Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous experience of regular us of VDU

**Other**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Flexibility - Including Working across sites
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**Salary**: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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