About this role
Job summary
Part-time 30 hours per week. Permanent post.
We are looking for a highly organised medical secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting, who will work alongside other Senior Medical Secretaries, to carry out clinic typing, co-ordination of patients' case notes/test results, appointments, assistance with theatre listings, telephone messages amongst other general office duties. The post holder will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Secretarial Team at Royal Bolton Hospital.
Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills to RSA III or equivalent level qualification/experience, also GCSE English Language and Maths grade C/4 or above. Previous medical secretarial experience, knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing is essential. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload. You should also be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients and knowledge of the NHS is desirable.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing full medical secretarial and administrative support to the Trauma and Orthopaedic Team.
General office duties including e-mail and computer systems, word processing
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Job description Job responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification for the role, alternatively please see contact details below.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Previous Medical Secretary Experience
Desirable
Orthopaedic Terminology
Qualifications Essential
GCSE English and Maths Grace C/4 or above RSA II audio typing qualification or equivalent experience AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma or equivalent experience AMSPAR Medical Terminology
Desirable
ECDL/IDT or equivalent
Skills Essential
Worked as part of a team Ability to prioritise own workload
Desirable
Minute taking skills Ability to prioritise own workload
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of microsoft packages Medical Terminology Previous experience of speech report, LE2.2, ORMIS, ICE and CRIS
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.
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Employer details Employer name Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road, Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)