Band 3 Supporting Medical Secretary

This opportunity is for a Support Medical Secretary to join our Community Paediatric Service at Four Oaks Medical Centre, Sutton Coldfield, B75 5BS
. It is a permanent part‑time role of 22.5 hours per week (preferably over 3 days).

The position requires working well on your own initiative while being committed to teamwork, excellent communication skills and the ability to meet the demands of a busy environment. You will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support for Community Paediatric clinics, including typing confidential and sensitive clinical reports, handling telephone calls, monitoring prescription requests, liaising closely with Doctors and administrative colleagues, and organising correspondence around clinic appointments.

This role is 22.5 hours per week providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service for the Community Paediatric Doctors, including typing of clinical correspondence related to community based clinics and general administrative duties.

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.

• GSCE Maths and English grade 9‑4 or equivalent qualification
• Certificate in Medical Terminology Level 2 or Level 3

• 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 observe confidentiality at all times

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure will 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 (pro rata)