Medical Secretary UGI Unit
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join the Surgical Division Secretarial Team at Salisbury District Hospital. The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive range of administrative and secretarial support to the Consultants and their teams and the nursing team, will liaise with other departments and services, and respond effectively to enquiries from the general public, service users, and other colleagues. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic team player, be an experienced typist and will require GCSE English Language grade C or above, as well as audio typing and word processing skills to RSA level 2 or equivalent. A flexible approach to work is required with excellent communication skills.
Previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
To produce clinic letters and documents, maintain notes, collect and collate investigations.
To respond efficiently and effectively to telephone queries from patients, parents/guardians and other health care professionals.
To work independently, prioritising own workload quickly and accurately, responding to the needs of the department.
To offer secretarial support to the admin team when other staff members are away.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience/grades
Essential
- RSA II or equivalent touch typing skills
- Educated to GCSE English Lanaguage Grade C or above
- Comprehensive IT skills with knowledge of Microsoft packages, including Outlook diary management
- Evidence of high level office administration skills with experience of developing and maintaining robust office procedures
Desirable
- Experience or working as a secretary in a busy, customer focused environment preferably in health care
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salisbury District Hospital
Odstock
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
