Medical Secretary

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come available to work with our team of secretaries over in our Wharfedale hospital. Part of a small team, the successful candidate would have a role that is predominantly typing as well as other administrative duties, for several services that operate over in our Wharfedale location. Were looking for a highly motivated, independent candidate that would be able to work using their own initiative as well as working as part of a team. The team is small and covers over 7 specialties across the hospital therefore can often be fast paced. We are looking for someone with thorough accurate typing skills and excellent customer service experience.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a secretarial team, responsible for the typing, issuing and filing of diagnostic reports, supporting the core service work of the department. The post holder will support the Clinical Team in the provision of an efficient and effective office service. To ensure that processes/procedures comply with legislative requirements covering Health & Safety, Data Protection and confidentiality. Application of Trust policies, hospital practices and procedures associated with the role of the medical secretary which requires specialist knowledge e.g. Medical Terminology, Patient Pathway protocols. Working in a customer focussed environment. Understanding and knowledge of office based procedures/systems Experience of using a variety of IT applications in a Windows based environment. Appropriate typing/IT qualification or equivalent. GCSE (or equivalent) English Language grade C or above. RSA Stage II typing/word processing or equivalent. The ability to cope with the sometimes distressing and emotional nature of the work when dealing with situations requiring sensitivity involving colleagues, patients and their families. An ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, i.e. patients, relatives, colleagues and health professionals, within the Trust and externally. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Katie Whiteley,

Office Manager,

katie.whiteley@nhs.net

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has come available to work with our team of secretaries over in our Wharfedale hospital. Part of a small team, the successful candidate would have a role that is predominantly typing as well as other administrative duties, for several services that operate over in our Wharfedale location. We’re looking for a highly motivated, independent candidate that would be able to work using their own initiative as well as working as part of a team. The team is small and covers over 7 specialties across the hospital therefore can often be fast paced. We are looking for someone with thorough accurate typing skills and excellent customer service experience.

Why you should join our Team

The job role is based in Wharfedale Hospital, which covers several CSUs ranging from Colorectal to Neurology. The team is only a small team who are very friendly and welcoming, we adhere to the Leeds Way Values in the office, which is also nice and bright based in our Wharfedale hospital that was rebuilt in 2004, this is a very nice and calming environment. We are a great team who all care for one another and want to get the best out of our collaborative work ethic and do the best for the services that we cover. We would like someone that has the same motivation and end goal to apply for this role and we hope that you will fit right in.

What you will bring to the role The post holder will work as part of a secretarial team, responsible for the typing, issuing and filing of diagnostic reports, supporting the core service work of the department. The post holder will support the Clinical Team in the provision of an efficient and effective office service. To ensure that processes/procedures comply with legislative requirements covering Health & Safety, Data Protection and confidentiality.

Application of Trust policies, hospital practices and procedures associated with the role of the medical secretary which requires specialist knowledge e.g. Medical Terminology, Patient Pathway protocols.
Working in a customer focussed environment.
Understanding and knowledge of office based procedures/systems
Experience of using a variety of IT applications in a Windows based environment.
Appropriate typing/IT qualification or equivalent.
GCSE (or equivalent) English Language grade C or above.
RSA Stage II typing/word processing or equivalent.
The ability to cope with the sometimes distressing and emotional nature of the work when dealing with situations requiring sensitivity involving colleagues, patients and their families.
An ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, i.e. patients, relatives, colleagues and health professionals, within the Trust and externally.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Wharfedale Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS21 2LY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/

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