Job summary
Employer heading
Trust Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 3
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Trust Medical Secretary to join the Endocrinology & Diabetes Department. Are you methodical, conscientious, caring and people-focussed? Do you like working in a supportive team but happy with your own workload too, working in a busy environment? If this sounds like you, please read on.
We are very proud of our department: the Diabetes and Endocrinology department is the largest in the East of England, and one of the largest in the UK. Our department directorate supports a full range of specialist and general clinical services. The main Endocrinology & Diabetes department is based on level 3 in the East Outpatients block. We also have a team working in Rouen Road, Norwich. We work closely with the Clinical Investigation Unit, Medical Outpatients and Eye Screening. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the provision of the highest standards of patient care.
Working days will likely be Monday/Tuesday/Friday. This role will be based at NNUH. If you are looking for a new, exciting challenge in a friendly team, apply today!
Main duties of the job
As a medical secretary, you will act as a key link between the clinicians, patients, relatives, all hospital staff, General Practitioners, and outside agencies, maintaining a close working relationship between the clinicians and patients as appropriate. You are expected to provide outstanding administrative support to the other medical secretaries and administrators in the department.
Responsibilities include working with the diabetes pump and technology service which includes ordering and invoice processing, responding to stakeholder queries, clinic management, typing clinic letters and ensuring patient pathways (RTT) are recorded accurately and timely, utilising our inhouse Diabetes patient management system, using our hospital’s Recruitment Privacy Notice Approved by:
PAS system, responding to patient queries, working with the waiting list coordinators and other secretaries to ensure clinics are filled, supporting the wider secretarial team.
You may be required to manage diaries. You will assist in the organisation of the office and help provide continuity of service during absences. You will organise and minute meetings.
We are looking for someone with a high level of confidentiality as you will be handling confidential patient information. You will be confident in the use of IT, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular Outlook, Word and Excel. You will need an excellent telephone manner.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA III or equivalent experience
- Good general standard of literacy and numeracy
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology/AMSPAR qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous digital / audio typing experience
- Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leigh Sturgeon
- Job title
- Admin Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 288866
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