About this role
Job summary
The Community Paediatric Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Secretary to work as part of the team, to provide secretarial and administration support to the clinical team.
You will play a key role in contributing to the efficient running of the administration tasks to support the delivery of the service.
The admin team work closely with medical and clinical colleagues in the team and across the directorate.
The Community Paediatric Service is part of the children's integrated health teams and works closely with colleagues from therapies and nursing to support children with SEND. The team continually work towards improvements to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families in Oldham. This provides the post holder with great opportunities to provide a quality service for children and families.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive, professional audio / digital transcription and clinic administration service to support the clinical team. The Medical Secretary is expected to be aware of speciality typing requirements using their own initiative with guidance from the Medical Personal Assistants and / or Clinical Administration Supervisor where applicable. Will be required to work as part of a team with other Medical Secretaries and provide cross cover during periods of staff absences to include the Medical Personal Assistant.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Word processing - Qualified to RSA III/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills (60+ wpm at 98% accuracy
Desirable
AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma ECDL or equivalent qualification City and Guilds Certificate in Medical Terminology, or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience
Knowledge, skills and experience Essential
Experience of providing secretarial services in a health environment Experience of using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook Experience of using IM&T systems for data entry Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines Advanced keyboard skills Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities Ability to multi-task and prioritise own workload Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar Experience of using digital dictation systems
Desirable
Experience of using Patient Administration System Experience of medical audio typing
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 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address Werneth Primary Care Centre
Featherstall Road South
Oldham
OL2 5JS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)