About this role
Job summary
To provide a full confidential secretarial service to the Urology Consultants and their team.
Carrying out duties as defined by the Directorate Support Manager to meet the needs of the service.
Managing and prioritising your workload, working independently to defined policies and procedures.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Medical Secretary to join the busy Urology Department at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.
It is essential that the post holder is an organised and motivated individual with excellent audio-typing and interpersonal skills, plus a sound knowledge of medical terminology. The successful candidate will be expected to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across the departmentas required.
The successful post holder must be reliable and flexible to meet service needs and used to working in abusy and demanding environment, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.They will be able towork on their own initiative,exercising judgement to solve any problems arising.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge Essential
Previous secretarial experience 5 GCSE's or equivalent Computer Literate RSA level III or equivalent audio typing qualification
Desirable
AMSPAR Diploma CWS, WPAS and MedSecs experience Knowledge of Medical terminology
Experience Essential
Relevant secretarial experience, preferably within an NHS or healthcare environment Experience dealing with the public
Desirable
Experience working win a multidisciplinary team
Aptitude and abilities Essential
Excellent communication / telephone skills Ability to prioritise workload to meet delivery requirements. Exercising judgement to solve problems Able to demonstrate attention to detail Team player, but also able to work on own initiative
Desirable
Ability to speak Welsh
Values Essential
Reliable and flexible to the needs of the service Empathetic nature when dealing with sensitive information
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 Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address Royal Gwent Hospital
Cefn Coed
Newport
NP20 2UB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)