About this role
Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to support the Osteoporosis and Fracture Liaison Service as an Assistant Medical Secretary for 25 hours per week, on a permanent basis.
This is a busy role supporting the Osteoporosis and Fracture Liaison clinical team, therefore we are looking for an individual who will be highly motivated to take on a new challenge, and in return this post will offer excellent development opportunities.
The successful candidate will require excellent organisational and communication skills, demonstrate the ability to work independently, using their own initiative and be willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service. The individual must also have the ability to work well under pressure and have the desire to provide a first class service for patients and the clinical teams.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job Creating and processing correspondence, clinic letters, medical reports, etc using AI software, digital dictation and transcribe ensuring workload is processed in chronological order, prioritised, produced in a timely manner and to an agreed standard. To be responsible for regular and timely updating of the National Fracture Liaison Service Database working in conjunction with the Clinical Team. Answering departmental phone calls in a courteous and professional manner. Assisting the Medical Secretaries in daily duties.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
GCSE at grade C in English & Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
RSA stage 2/3 or equivalent Medical Typewriting/Word Processing skills
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Essential
Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people
Desirable
Medical terminology
Experience Essential
Working under pressure
Desirable
Audio-typing
Personal Attributes Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills Flexible and reliable
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 Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address Wye Valley NHS Trust
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)