Band 3 Supporting Medical Secretary

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An opportunity has arisen for a Support Medical Secretary to join our team within the Community Paediatric Service of the Children and Families Division. Based at Four Oaks Medical Centre, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BS
. This is a permanent post offered on a part time basis, working 22.5 hours per week (preferably working over 3 days).

This interesting role requires the ability to work well on your own initiative whilst being committed to teamwork. This position also requires good communication skills and the ability to meet the demands of working in a busy environment. You will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service in respect of Community Paediatric clinics for a team of Community Paediatric Doctors.

Duties will include typing, handling telephone calls, monitoring the prescription requests and liaising closely with Doctors and Administrative colleagues and organising correspondence around clinic appointments. The typing of confidential, complex and often sensitive clinical reports is also an integral part of the role.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and to deal with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.

This role is 22.5 hours per week as a Supporting Secretary providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service for the Community Paediatric Doctors. Typing of clinical correspondence relating to community based clinics and general administrative duties.

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to  Be Part of Our Team  and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

IMPORTANT

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

• GSCE Maths and English grade 9-4 or equivalent qualification

• Previous secretarial or administrative experience

• Computer literate with the ability to work with different computer applications including Microsoft packages
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills to relate to both staff and service users
• Must be able to observe confidentiality at all times.

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a year (per annum, pro rata)