Diabetes Team Support Secretary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic administrator to join the Diabetes Team as a Support Secretary. You will be joining a friendly and hardworking team, who's aim is to provide a comprehensive diabetic service to patients, carers and health care professionals to learn more about diabetes and its treatment. We are looking for a colleague who enjoys team working and takes ownership and responsibility for providing an excellent service. The successful candidate will provide secretarial and administrative support to our Clinical Nurse Specialists and Consultants., To provide comprehensive administration and secretarial services to the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Consultants in the Diabetes Team, including duties such as answering telephone, taking messages, resolving queries and supporting projects within the department., You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and / or English speakers are equally welcome to apply., Essential

• Good standard of general education
• RSA stage II or equivalent experience
Desirable RSA stage III Experience Essential
• Secretarial experience
• Good understanding of need for accurate data capture and reporting
• Understanding of the Microsoft Office package
Desirable
• NHS administration experience
• Medical secretary experience
• Data entry
• Experience in the use of spreadsheets / databases
Skills Essential
• Typing and word processing skills
• Excellent communication
• Courteous and helpful manner
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to function efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to concentrate for prolonged periods of time on detailed information
Desirable Organising meetings Special Knowledge Desirable Knowledge of UHB patient management system Personal Qualities Essential
• Able to work in a team and under pressure
• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
Desirable Knowledge of medical terminology Other Essential Conscientious with good attention to detail Desirable
• Ability to speak Welsh
  
  Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services.
Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support. Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.