Medical Team Secretary

As a Medical Secretary, you will maintain effective systems and provide high-quality secretarial and administrative services to the Medical Team. You'll also provide a communication link with the Medical Team, through liaising with patients, their families or carers, and external professionals.

You will have excellent IT skills, with confidence and knowledge working with different systems and packages, along with administrative and organisational skills, and some medical terminology knowledge. In addition, you will be expected to take competent decisions and actions, some of which will be without the immediate advice of the medical staff, using a range of skills, knowledge and a significant level of initiative.

Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice's Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there. Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia. Read Barbara's story Equality, Diversity and Inclusion The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse workforce, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim. We value each person as an individual - whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

We're offering a competitive salary and holiday allowance, a contributory pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our people through employee benefits and professional development. For individuals joining the charity from the NHS or another hospice, your continuous previous service is recognised in respect of pension provision and annual leave.,

• Free onsite parking.
• Free tea, coffee and toast.
• We're happy to talk about flexible working, including those with caring responsibilities - while we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we'll try to find a practical solution.
• Birmingham Hospice is committed to colleague development as an ongoing professional requirement and consider this a priority.
• For individuals joining the charity from the NHS or another hospice, the employee's continuous previous service with any NHS employer is recognised in respect of pension provision and annual leave.
• A supportive work environment, with a focus on your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free emotional, health and financial support.
"After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there."