Main area Head & Neck, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Services Grade Band 3/ 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 328-HNO-6729542
Employer South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The James Cook University Hospital Town Middlesbrough Salary £24,071 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/01/2025 23:59
Medical Secretary/Higher Medical Secretary
Band 3/ 4
Job overview
Department - Ophthalmology This role is to work from Monday to Friday on site, within the core hours of 08.00 – 17.00 (7.5 hours per day). Post holders will be appointed at band 3 or band 4 depending upon previous experience as laid out in the Trust’s development framework for medical secretaries. The framework provides a clear progression to allow post holders to progress from band 3 to band 4 within the post subject to formal evaluation in role (this would take 18 months to progress from band 3 to band 4). We are looking for an experienced secretary to join the secretarial and administration team in Ophthalmology. The post offers excellent opportunities for an enthusiastic and conscientious person to provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to consultants and junior medical staff in an efficient and timely manner, assisting in the organisation of their workload and contributing to the overall success of the organisation. This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application. Main duties of the job
You will have previous medical secretarial and administrative experience, preferably in a health care setting. It is essential that you have strong IT skills, a good level of general education, an extensive knowledge of Office and Outlook (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet) along with advanced typing/word processing qualifications/skills. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. It’s important that you are flexible, able to act on your own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads as well as being positive and enthusiastic. This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications. Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Person specification
Experience
Healthcare / NHS Trust experience (B3/4) Previous experience working within a team (B3/4) Experience Band 3
Working knowledge of Office and Outlook, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet Secretarial and administrative experience Experience Band 4
Substantial secretarial and administrative experience Extensive use of Office and Outlook, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet Knowledge & Skills
Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills (B3/4) Efficient and accurate word processing skills (B3/4) Substantial working knowledge of secretarial/clerical processes (B4) Understanding of secretarial/clerical processes (B3) Substantial working knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration System (B4) Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures (B4) Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality (B4) Trust experience; knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures (B3/4) Working knowledge of the functionality of Patient Administration Systems (B3) Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures (B3) Knowledge of medical terminology (B3) Awareness of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality (B3) Qualifications Band 3
GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the ‘knowledge and skills’ criteria above) NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the ‘knowledge and skills’ criteria above) Medical Terminology qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology Audio-typing qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology Qualifications Band 4
GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification or equivalent level of demonstrable experience Medical Terminology Qualification Level 2 or equivalent level or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust’s Medical Secretarial Development Framework Customer care qualification, Level 2 or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust’s Medical Secretarial Development Framework If you have problems applying, contact
Address The Recruitment Team The Murray Building The James Cook University Hospital TS4 3BW Telephone 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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Band 3/ 4
Job overview
Department - Ophthalmology This role is to work from Monday to Friday on site, within the core hours of 08.00 – 17.00 (7.5 hours per day). Post holders will be appointed at band 3 or band 4 depending upon previous experience as laid out in the Trust’s development framework for medical secretaries. The framework provides a clear progression to allow post holders to progress from band 3 to band 4 within the post subject to formal evaluation in role (this would take 18 months to progress from band 3 to band 4). We are looking for an experienced secretary to join the secretarial and administration team in Ophthalmology. The post offers excellent opportunities for an enthusiastic and conscientious person to provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to consultants and junior medical staff in an efficient and timely manner, assisting in the organisation of their workload and contributing to the overall success of the organisation. This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application. Main duties of the job
You will have previous medical secretarial and administrative experience, preferably in a health care setting. It is essential that you have strong IT skills, a good level of general education, an extensive knowledge of Office and Outlook (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet) along with advanced typing/word processing qualifications/skills. You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. It’s important that you are flexible, able to act on your own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads as well as being positive and enthusiastic. This vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications. Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Person specification
Experience
Healthcare / NHS Trust experience (B3/4) Previous experience working within a team (B3/4) Experience Band 3
Working knowledge of Office and Outlook, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet Secretarial and administrative experience Experience Band 4
Substantial secretarial and administrative experience Extensive use of Office and Outlook, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, email and internet Knowledge & Skills
Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills (B3/4) Efficient and accurate word processing skills (B3/4) Substantial working knowledge of secretarial/clerical processes (B4) Understanding of secretarial/clerical processes (B3) Substantial working knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration System (B4) Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures (B4) Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality (B4) Trust experience; knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures (B3/4) Working knowledge of the functionality of Patient Administration Systems (B3) Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures (B3) Knowledge of medical terminology (B3) Awareness of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality (B3) Qualifications Band 3
GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the ‘knowledge and skills’ criteria above) NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the ‘knowledge and skills’ criteria above) Medical Terminology qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology Audio-typing qualification or equivalent level of working experience with medical terminology Qualifications Band 4
GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification or equivalent level of demonstrable experience Medical Terminology Qualification Level 2 or equivalent level or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust’s Medical Secretarial Development Framework Customer care qualification, Level 2 or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust’s Medical Secretarial Development Framework If you have problems applying, contact
Address The Recruitment Team The Murray Building The James Cook University Hospital TS4 3BW Telephone 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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