Band 4 Medical Secretary Supervisor - Cardiology

To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and other medical staff, assisting in organisation of their workload.

The post holder will be expected to act on their own initiative and provide cross cover for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate an effective service.

The medical secretary will face a range of challenging tasks including acting as personal assistant to the Consultant and aiding in the coordination of the teams' workings.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 4 Medical Secretary to join our secretarial team within the Cardiology Department at Heartlands Hospital. The post requires an individual who is resilient and adaptable to work in a fast paced professional environment.You as a successful candidate will provide secretarial support to our department working both as part of a team and on a one to one basis with your named consultant(s). You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our patients are actively monitored and supported throughout their patient pathway.You should have good communication and organisational skills and able to use your own initiative in prioritising your workload to enable the consultant(s) to optimise their clinical commitment.You should ideally possess AMPSAR/medical terminology qualification or demonstrate previous substantial administration experience with excellent audio-typing skills; understanding of the RTT pathway and experience of managing waiting
lists. You must also be confident using MS office and other IT systems.The post is full time (37.5 hours) working across 5 days (Monday to Friday).

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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