Band 4 Medical Secretary - Upper GI Surgery

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a motivated and passionate Medical Secretary/PA to our friendly Upper GI Team, to provide secretarial and administrative support to two Consultant Surgeons. This is a twelve-month fixed-term post to cover maternity leave. The Upper GI Service provides a high level of care and management to patients with diagnoses of cancer and benign conditions.

The post holder will need to possess excellent typing and administrative skills, with previous secretarial experience and excellent communication and teamwork skills. Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, as well as attention to detail, are also essential in order to meet Trust Targets and tight deadlines. The post holder will work under indirect supervision and will directly contribute to and coordinate the efficient running of the service, ensuring that a seamless approach to patient care is delivered., Typing of clinical and administrative letters.

Management of waiting lists and theatre lists.

Booking/Management of Outpatient appointments.

Opening and distribution of incoming mail, using judgement to decide which are for urgent action.

Diary management.

Prioritise own workload to meet services needs and deadlines.

Provide effective communication via telephone, face to face and email.

Meeting Trust Targets.

Ensure that Mandatory Training is completed as required.

Data Protection and confidentiality in line with Trust policy and procedures.

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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