14 Oct
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
York
We are looking to expand our friendly team and are looking for someone with recent secretarial experience to join the Elderly Services Team at York Hospital. You will provide support to the Medical Secretary and the Elderly Consultants.
Excellent administration/secretarial skills and audio-typing qualifications are vital, as well as a good understanding of customer relations. You will be required to deal with queries from patients, Consultants and GPs.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Please note the working days will be Thursday and Friday.
Previous applicants need not apply.
You will be responsible for typing clinical and administrative letters, booking in both urgent and follow up appointments,
answering telephone enquiries and dealing with patient queries, as well as covering the Medical Secretary during periods of absence.
The successful candidate will be required to have good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise the demands of an extremely busy office and manage their time and workload effectively.
They will also be required to work unsupervised and communicate with Consultants on a regular basis. Audio-typing qualifications are essential and a knowledge of medical terminology would be an advantage.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k)
to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Christine Sharp Job title: Medical Secretary Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01904726185
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▶️ Assistant Medical Secretary
🖊️ York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
📍 York