Clinical Secretary

The Role

We are looking to recruit a Clinical Secretary (Relief) to join the Surgical at University Hospital Wishaw

The Clinical Secretary will provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently.

The Clinical Secretary will also work in accordance with standard operating procedures.

The successful candidate will undertake duties of 2 consultants. Everyday responsibilities will include:

Typing Adding to waiting list Making return appointment Dealing with patient results Dealing with patient queries 

Contract type

Band 3 / Fixed-term or Secondment - 6 months  / Full Time / 37 hours 

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Why join NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service (pro-rata for part time staff) A minimum of 8 days of public holidays Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the ) Paid sick leave increasing with length of service Occupational health services Employee Counselling services Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

What we'll need you to bring

SVQ level 2 qualification (or equivalent experience) plus experience in healthcare administration or experience in a secretarial role Understanding of medical terminology Evidence of effective team working and dealing with change Evidence of strong communication skills with patients, clinicians and colleagues. Excellent organisational skills Evidence of strong competence with relevant IT systems Audio typing skills

It would be great if you also have:

Accredited SACT course / Module General Administrative background with experience in a healthcare administration or experience in a secretarial role. Knowledge of WinScribe/Badger Electronic Sound knowledge of digital dictation system and TrakCare Good knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word for Windows). Accurate spelling Flexibility

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .

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