About this role
Job summary
This post is only open for applications for internal applicants for Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time and Part time hours available
Contract Type: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for an experiences individual to join our busy and varied Orthopaedic Secretarial Team. We are looking for a Medical Secretary to complement our current team and we would love to hear from you if you have the necessary qualities and administrative experience to fulfil this role.
Main duties of the job
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative service to the consultants and theirteam within the busy Department of Orthopaedics; enabling them to optimise clinicalcommitment, and therefore facilitating the IOW Trust in achievement of its objectives andtargets. It is essential that the post holder should exercise initiative and judgement using acquiredskill and knowledge and maintaining confidentiality at all times. Team work is essential dueto joining an established team.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- RSA typing or relevant proven experience
- Good general education (3 GCSEs)
- Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- NVQ Customer care
- ECDL
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Medical Secretarial experience
- Knowledge of PAS system
Experience
Essential
- Secretarial experience
- Relevant Audio typing experience
- Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Windows Packages, including Word
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address
St Mary's Hospital
Parkhurst Road
Newport
PO30 5TG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)