Medical Secretary - Trauma and Orthopaedics

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trauma and Orthopaedic Business Unit for a part time Band 4 Medical Secretary. The post will be to work directly with 2/3 Consultant Surgeons and their team providing a comprehensive range of secretarial, administrative and waiting list support., To provide an efficient Medical Secretarial service to the Consultants and their team in respect of NHS work. To act as a pathway coordinator for patients, secretaries and Consultants within the T+O unit and provide cross cover for the other medical secretaries and waiting list co-ordinators.

Time management skills and flexibility will be important qualities in order to balance the demands of a very busy workload as well as excellent communication and IT skills. You will have demonstrable medical secretarial experience with excellent typing skills. A knowledge of the waiting list and 18 week patient pathway is desirable. The postholder will work directly with and support the Clinicians and therefore will be responsible for administering meetings, including minute taking. If you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team we would like to hear from you.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.