Medical Secretary

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

The post holder will be based at a UHNM site. The post holder will have a Consultant(s) allocated to them. They will also provide support for the MDT Co-ordinator.

The post holder is required to support the Team Leader Medical Secretary in the delivery of a comprehensive administrative service to a specialty team. This will involve management for, communicating appointment and admission related information to patients and carers and/or typing correspondence as appropriate.

This role is a medical secretary role and includes all office duties, typing letters, clinic alterations, answering telephone calls, using software packages such as Microsoft, Careflow, IPortal, along with other office based duties. This is not an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities.

We are looking to appoint a Medical Secretary/MDT Co-ordinator to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology Secretarial team. You will have experience of administration duties and dealing with members of the public.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding empathy and compassion
• Able to use their own initiative
• Organisational Skills
• Experience of UHNM hospital systems e.g. Careflow, e-referrals, iportal
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages
• Clinical typing experience
• Understanding of clinics and appointments
  
  

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that

investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Robertson Job title: Operational Services Manager Email address: helen.robertson@uhnm.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01782 676015