About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Support Secretary in the Dermatology Department at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent typing and organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines to provide secretarial support for the department.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this post will be supporting the senior secretarial team in the daily typing of clinical correspondence, logging and chasing of diagnostic requests and general secretarial duties and providing cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave and sickness and ensuring the department continues to meet its targets
About us
We are committed to recruiting staff who demonstrate the core values and behaviours of the Trust and who are committed to the delivery of high quality services for patients, their families and our staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
English language GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification Mathematics GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification RSA Level 2 word processing or equivalent
Desirable
Medical Secretarial AMSPAR qualification of equivalent RSA Level 3 Word Processing and Text Processing
Experience Essential
Secretarial experience Able to demonstrate experience of working with a variety of professionals
Desirable
Experience as a medical support secretary in a health care setting
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills Ability to appreciate the needs of patients, carers and healthcare staff Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
Desirable
Ability to use NHS patient administration systems Audio typing skills
Knowledge Essential
Sound knowledge of medical terminology Understanding of NHS
Desirable
Medical terminology with more than one specialty
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Bolton Hospital
Bolton
BL4 0JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)