East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Medical Secretary/Admissions Clerk within the Urology department based at Colchester Hospital.
This post is a full-time position.
Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.
This is a key role for the division.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible, and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide efficient and effective secretarial and administrative support to the clinicians, patients, and other team members.
You will have attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize and plan.
You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.
Main Duties of the Job In this role, you will provide efficient and proactive secretarial and administrative support to the large team of busy consultants and other team members.
You will be the first contact for patients and queries on behalf of the Consultants and Department, working as part of a team and supporting other team members.
Skills required for the post include: good typing and audio skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, effective time management skills, good IT and secretarial skills, good communication, interpersonal and organization skills, and being a good team member.
About Us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex.
Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff with a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts.
Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone.
Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic.
This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person SpecificationQualifications Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Medical Secretarial practices.
Word processing to RSA II or equivalent.
ECDL (or willingness to undertake ECDL).
Experience Proven previous experience as an administrator.
Understanding of requirements of strict confidentiality.
Proven IT skills - Microsoft packages including Word/Excel/Outlook.
Knowledge Knowledge of Hospital CareFlow system; Bighand experience.
Understanding of requirements for strict confidentiality.
Skills Maintain responsibility for own workplace Health and Safety and identify areas of concern.
Must maintain equilibrium in times of stress when dealing with anxious persons either by telephone, letter, or in person.
Ability to prioritize workload and work on own initiative.
Ability to work as part of a team.
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 Name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr