Support Medical Secretary
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The Community & Clinical Support Services at Southport/Ormskirk Hospital sites are looking to appoint a support medical secretary to provide a comprehensive service with the minimum of supervision to specialities within the division. The successful candidate would be required to type clinical correspondence from audio across both medical and surgical specialities.
This is a 22.5 hour post, working days are Wednesday-Friday based at Ormskirk Hospital.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Interview date - Thursday 25th June (at Ormskirk)
Job description
Key duties:
Working as part of a support medical secretary team to support the clinical workforce
Typing of clinical correspondence using digital/audio systems
Work across both medical and surgical specialities to ensure typing targets are met
Provide support to the medical secretaries as required. The post holder will carry out the duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the workload
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ III or equivalent experience
- RSA II / III Typing or Word Processing
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Audio typing
Desirable
- AMSPAR Diploma
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Experience
Essential
- Previous secretarial experience with knowledge of secretarial/administrative procedures and systems
- Previous Medical Secretary experience
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, both internal and external
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible working approach
- Ability to plan and organise own workload to meet targets
- Customer Service skills
- Knowledge of Data Protection
Desirable
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software Package
Other
Essential
- Committed to self-development to meet the requirements of the role
Our values
Essential
- We are Kind
- We are Open
- We are Inclusive
About the employer
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements: