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SalaryJob Title: Medical Secretary
Location: Mount Vernon, Rickmansworth Rd, Northwood HA6 2RN
Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, then East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is the place for you.
About the Trust
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust provide services to the local community to around 500,000 people, with the regional cancer centre supporting around 2 million people. They provide care to the community with an annual budget of around £350 million and more than 5,000 staff.
What you will be responsible for:
- To be responsible for the management of the administration of the Consultant Clinical Oncologist, also in conjunction with other medical secretaries to assist in managing the work of other Consultant Clinical Oncologists and their teams.
- To co-ordinate and arrange treatment for the Cancer Centre's patients, and for ensuring the patients' medical records are properly maintained.
- To provide a central point of reference for the Cancer Centre.
- To manage constantly changing priorities and deadlines.
- To handle enquiries from staff, patients and relatives.
- To provide administrative and secretarial support to the consultants and their teams.
You will learn the following whilst working at the trust:
- An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
- Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
- A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation
You will have the following skills/experience:
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
- Excellent IT skills
- Audio typing skills/Med Sec experience
- Understand medical terminology
- System knowledge
As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:
- Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
- Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
- Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
- Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours
Who are NHS Professionals?
We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.
As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
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