Medical Secretary

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Full time
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted via the email account you used to apply, so please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly.

Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board supports flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced and organised administrator to recruit as a Medical Secretary. The post will be based within the General Surgery Directorate, and the post holder will be required to perform a range of administration and secretarial duties.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work well as part of a team, be flexible to the needs of the service, and demonstrate a commitment to achieving high quality standards of work. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required as you will liaise with professionals and patients.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide comprehensive and high-quality secretarial and administrative support to two Consultants within General Surgery.

The post holder will be expected to liaise in a professional manner with colleagues, patients, and parents/guardians and undertake a wide spectrum of administrative and secretarial duties.

The post holder will manage and prioritise their own workload using experience and initiative. They will work independently to provide secretarial and administrative office functions, adhering to ABUHB policies and procedures.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for Our Organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and have an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital, which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential Criteria Good standard of education Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology Knowledge of CWS, WPAS, and MedSecs

Desirable Criteria Previous experience in a secretarial role within the NHS RSA/OCR level III or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience Experience of working in a hospital environment

Skills and Attributes

Essential Criteria Excellent communication and telephone skills Able to deal with patients and relatives in a sympathetic manner Confidentiality

Desirable Criteria Ability to speak Welsh

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