Medical Secretary

ob Title: Medical Secretary

Hours: Monday -Friday 08:30- 16:30/09:00 – 17:00

Location: Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Trust Location: Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4DG

Contract Type: Temporary – 3 months

Reference: 90391

What you’ll be responsible for:

· Assist with booking, arranging and administering appointments and clinics as required by the service, e.g. urgent and routine referrals, elective admissions, and help to manage diagnostic lists.

· Production/proof reading of clinical documentation (such as clinic letters) of a sensitive and confidential nature ensuring copy letters to other health care professionals / services are sent.

· Where applicable, administer, coordinate and organise diaries and arrange meetings / events, resolving conflicting appointments and schedules.

· Attend meetings and appropriate Committees to provide secretarial support by taking minutes and arranging meetings, as and when required. This could include support to consultants in their special interests role(s), eg Clinical Tutor, Child Protection, etc.

· General administrative and clerical procedures including receiving and sending e-mails, filing, photocopying, scanning of documents as required

You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

· An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

· Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

· A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You’ll have the following skills/experience:

· Be familiar with Medical Terminology

· Experienced Secretarial background

· Strong administrative skills

· Team player

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

· Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

· Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

· Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us

· Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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