Band 3 Medical Secretary

The closing date is 9th Oct 2022

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the liver unit at the QEHB for a medical secretary to join the team in a part time position.

The Liver and Hepatobiliary Unit is the largest specialist Liver Unit in Europe. Liver Unit activity includes management of patients with acute and chronic liver diseases including those who will undergo liver transplantation and HPB cancers. The unit has busy inpatient and outpatient activity. The hepatology team work together with HPB surgical colleagues, providing the largest liver transplant program in the UK. The Liver Unit provides tertiary and quaternary liver services for much of central England with a catchment of approximately 15 million people.

This is a busy role and the successful applicant would be responsible for providing comprehensive medical secretary support to Clinical Nurse Specialists in the surgical division and to support peers and the wider team. Previous experience as a medical secretary is advantageous and although not essential, would be preferred given the responsibility of the postholder. The successful applicant would receive relevant training if needed. The liver unit is a large organisation which requires successful applicants to be versatile and flexible in order to adapt to the needs of a very busy service

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The successful candidate will be responsible for dealing on a 1:1 basis with several Clinical Nurse Specialists and will be responsible for all aspects of their clinical work. They will liaise daily with many members of the Allied Healthcare Professionals . They will be responsible for dealing with all aspects of patient's HPB pathways including acquiring necessary test results from tertiary centres, providing preparatory work for MDT, transcription of clinical letters, facilitating complex patient calls particularly around medication concerns and using initiative to problem solve. As part of a team, covering colleagues would be a requirement during periods of absence and they will also receive training to enhance their skill base to include elements of the hepatobiliary and pancreatic division (Liver Surgery) The successful applicant will need to have excellent organisational skills and an ability to be able to multi task dependent upon the needs of the service. They will be expected to work independently and act as a strong support for the Clinical Nurse Specialists and deal with many elements of a full comprehensive medical secretary role 

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4

Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience

Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)

Experience of using IT systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact: 

Abdrea McCaffery 

Andrea.McCaffery@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213714662 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 3 

Salary

£21730.00  to £23177.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Part-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1067792PM 

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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