Job vacancy: Medical Secretary (Fixed term for 12 months), Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Bridgend

Job summary

Main area: Acute Medicine
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 110-AC244-0624

Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Princess of Wales Hospital
Town: Bridgend
Salary: £25,524 - £28,010 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/07/2024 23:59

Medical Secretary (Fixed term for 12 months)

Band 4

We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.

Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.

We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be required to perform the full range of duties outlined in this Job Description and may include evening and weekend work as necessary.

The principal accountabilities of this post are:

· Plan own day to day tasks and duties.

· Undertake routine typing and audio typing of clinical correspondence.

· Manage Consultant’s diaries.

· Prioritise results, organise clinical activity and patient admissions.

· Liaise with patients, General Practitioners and other Health Boards/Trusts to arrange ongoing treatment and care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

RSA/OCR Level III or equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience
Good standard of education.
Comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of University Health Board procedures.

Experience

Essential criteria

Previous experience in a secretarial role.
Experience of working in a busy environment.
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload.
Knowledge of the Welsh PAS (Myrddin) system.

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a hospital environment.
Experience of supervising staff

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.