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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has risen within the haematology secretarial team based at Royal Stoke Hospital.  We are looking to appoint a dynamic forward thinking secretary to provide a comprehensive and efficient secretarial service to the Haematology Team. 

Candidates must have obtained OCR/RSA Stage III typewriting or equivalent and have knowledge of medical terminology/audio typing clinic letters and experience in database systems. We are looking to appoint an experienced secretary so you should have demonstrable experience within a similar role working at at least a support secretary level.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will need to:

o Be resilient and able to cope to changing goal posts
o Be confident and capable
o Have excellent communication skills
o Be organised
o Be able to prioritise their own workload effectively
o Use their own initiative
o Be prepared to work within a busy and challenging (but rewarding) environment

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.