Main area: Emergency medicine
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 Days per week)
Job ref: 205-6788270
Site: County Hospital
Town: Stafford
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/12/2024 23:59
Job overview This is an exciting post for someone with administrative experience within the UHNM looking to learn new skills. Previous experience of working within an admin or secretary environment is essential.
The post holder will need to demonstrate good communication skills, flexibility, reliability, and have an organised approach to work. Working as part of a team of Medical Secretaries, you will support with the management of typing of clinical letters, diary management, and minute taking along with daily office duties as required by the clinical team.
The post holder will have skills in all areas of administrative functions to enable them to support the patient pathway.
Main duties of the job Administrative and support secretary duties within the Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine admin teams. Answering calls, emails, processing incoming consultant correspondence, working with the Acute Medicine secretaries to maintain diaries and work allocation. Working for our organisation University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provides emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full-time, part-time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Katie Preston.
Person specification Qualifications GCSE English or Equivalent Degree or Equivalent Experience Secretarial/Clerical Background Skills and Knowledge Knowledge of Microsoft Office Package Experience of secretarial/administrative role Knowledge of Medical Terminology Knowledge of patient administration and other related systems Important information about your application All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community. We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
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