Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Support Medical Secretary
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Job Description: Secretarial Team Member
About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our secretarial team within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Service. The role provides a link between the Trust, the patient, and their GP for patients/carers and other healthcare professionals. You will provide a comprehensive, efficient, and responsive secretarial service to the medical staff and their teams.
Key Responsibilities
- To work collaboratively with the clerical, secretarial, and clinical teams to provide an accurate and effective secretarial service to the Trauma & Orthopaedic service.
- The post holder will work with minimal supervision and be expected to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a wide range of specific secretarial duties.
- The successful candidate will be required to provide comprehensive secretarial support to the Clinical and nursing teams.
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Skills and Experience Required
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team whilst maintaining a high standard of work.
- Ability to prioritize your workload and to know when to escalate issues.
- Liaison with staff throughout the Trust at all levels including Consultants, Management, Nursing staff, GP’s, patients, and patient relatives, dealing effectively and efficiently with their enquiries.
- Good standard of education.
- Experience of an office-based role.
- Excellent verbal, written communication, and typing skills.
- Clear understanding of patient confidentiality.
Benefits
- Working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves.
- The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.
- Commitments to professional development.
- Policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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Contract Details
- This vacancy is advertised on a fixed-term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term funding within the Trust.
- The fixed-term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed-term contracts.
- Please note, all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits, contact:
- Name: Natalie Bell
- Job title: Sub-Speciality Co-Ordinator
- Email address: natalie.bell19@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0114 2266668
Deputy Service Manager:
- Name: Debbie McNally
- Email address: debbie.mcnally2@nhs.net
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