Medical Secretary

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the wider medical secretary team in typing clinical correspondence in line with the Trust target of 5 working days.

The post holder will support the Senior Medical Secretaries to provide an efficient secretarial service to the Endocrinology and Diabetes team.

Core/Key areas will include:

• To provide typing and administrative support for the teams on a pooled basis according to need.
• General office duties including e‑mail and computer systems, word processing.
• To assist the Operational Support Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the service.

Please refer to job and description and person specification for further details

Do you want to work at a trust which is at the heart of the Greater Manchester health and social care network - but that is as friendly as a district general hospital or local health centre? Are you looking for a place to work that is classed amongst the best in the region for several of the services it provides - but without having to travel into the city centre every day?

The post holder will support the Senior Medical Secretaries to provide an efficient secretarial service to the Endocrinology and Diabetes team.

Core/Key areas will include:

• To provide typing and administrative support for the teams on a pooled basis according to need.
• General office duties including e‑mail and computer systems, word processing.
• To assist the Operational Support Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the service.

Please refer to job and description and person specification for further details

• English language GCSE grade 4 or C or above
• Maths GCSE grade C or 4 or above
• Medical Secretary AMSPAR qualification or equivalent

• Experience of working in a busy office with conflicting demands
• Experience in a health care setting
• Proven typing experience
• Experience in a similar role

• Good telephone manner
• Excellent communication and good interpersonal skills
• Confident in computer packages such as Word
• Shows good organisational skills
• Familiarity with medical terminology

• Ability to provide flexible committed support with the ability to adapt to developing service needs with a flexible approach to working as service needs dictate.
• Familiar with le2.2

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.