Job summary An opportunity has arisen at the Royal Derby Hospital within Gastroenterology, for a part time Pathway Coordinator to join our secretarial team.You will be part of an administration team of secretarial staff providing an efficient and professional medical secretarial service, within an established team of Clinicians.You will need to be an enthusiastic and motivated team player with excellent communication and problem solving skills.
You will require high levels of tact, diplomacy with the ability to prioritise your own workload effectively.
The role will involve taking minutes of meetings which is essential however training can be provided.Responsibilities of this role cover a wide range of administration and secretarial duties including typing clinical correspondence, appointment scheduling, diary management and dealing with a wide range of telephone flexible approach to workload is essential.You will have a broad range of administrative skills in particular: Main duties of the job Previous secretarial or administration experience.Ability to work independently and as part of a teamAn understanding of the 18-week RTT processKnowledge of the Trust Patient Access PolicyKnowledge and familiarisation of medical terminologyExcellent organisational and communication skillsKnowledge of Word, Excel, Internet and email systemsRSA II or equivalent qualification / equivalent experienceNVQ level III Business and Administration or equivalent knowledge and skillsAudio typing qualification or experience desirableMinute taking experience preferred but training can be provided Closing date of applications: 4 December 2024Interview date: 18 December 2024 About us As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer: Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts: We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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