KWG209821 - Medical Secretary
NHS Grampian
Date: 3 days ago
City: Aberdeen
Contract type: Part time
The Medical Secretarial Service have a vacancy for Medical Secretary to join the Cardiothoracic Team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This exciting opportunity would be ideal for an experienced secretary or administrator looking to expand on their existing knowledge or move in to the medical secretarial team.
The post
The post holder will work as part of the Medical Secretary Team in the Cardiothoracic Department at ARI to provide secretarial and administrative support to a Consultant Surgeon and their medical and nursing staff.
This is a very busy but rewarding post in a fast based specialty with a high volume of cancer patients. The post holder will be responsible for booking theatre lists and outpatient clinics, audio typing of clinical correspondence, diary management, answering patient queries, and management of the awaiting results system alongside other administrative and PA tasks.
Hours of work are negotiable with the successful candidate between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. The post is part-time at 29.5 hours per week, reducing pro-rata next year (with no loss of pay) in line with the NHS Scotland reduced working week.
What We Love To See
The ideal candidate should have previous Medical Secretary experience or experience in a similar role including scheduling of appointments/diary management, and excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. The ability to touch type with experience of audio typing is also essential.
Who We Are
The Medical Secretarial Service provides secretarial and administration support to medical, surgical, and clinical teams across the acute sector of NHS Grampian. The team consists of Medical Secretaries, Audio Typists, Administrators, Filing Clerks, Receptionists, Trainers, PAs, and the Management Team.
There are opportunities for expansion and progression within the Medical Secretarial Service, including expanding your knowledge in to various other medical, surgical, and clinical services, or over time developing in to supervisory, training, or management roles.
Diversity and inclusion
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all background and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in a Medical Secretary role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or considering a move from working in another relevant field such. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work. If you are unsure if this would be the right role for you please read the job description and apply if you meet all of the essential criteria.
For informal enquiries please contact Martin Urquhart, Assistant Secretarial Service Manager, at [email protected]. Please note all applications must be made via the NHS Scotland Recruitment Website, no CVs can be considered.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
The post
The post holder will work as part of the Medical Secretary Team in the Cardiothoracic Department at ARI to provide secretarial and administrative support to a Consultant Surgeon and their medical and nursing staff.
This is a very busy but rewarding post in a fast based specialty with a high volume of cancer patients. The post holder will be responsible for booking theatre lists and outpatient clinics, audio typing of clinical correspondence, diary management, answering patient queries, and management of the awaiting results system alongside other administrative and PA tasks.
Hours of work are negotiable with the successful candidate between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. The post is part-time at 29.5 hours per week, reducing pro-rata next year (with no loss of pay) in line with the NHS Scotland reduced working week.
What We Love To See
The ideal candidate should have previous Medical Secretary experience or experience in a similar role including scheduling of appointments/diary management, and excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. The ability to touch type with experience of audio typing is also essential.
Who We Are
The Medical Secretarial Service provides secretarial and administration support to medical, surgical, and clinical teams across the acute sector of NHS Grampian. The team consists of Medical Secretaries, Audio Typists, Administrators, Filing Clerks, Receptionists, Trainers, PAs, and the Management Team.
There are opportunities for expansion and progression within the Medical Secretarial Service, including expanding your knowledge in to various other medical, surgical, and clinical services, or over time developing in to supervisory, training, or management roles.
Diversity and inclusion
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all background and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in a Medical Secretary role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or considering a move from working in another relevant field such. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work. If you are unsure if this would be the right role for you please read the job description and apply if you meet all of the essential criteria.
For informal enquiries please contact Martin Urquhart, Assistant Secretarial Service Manager, at [email protected]. Please note all applications must be made via the NHS Scotland Recruitment Website, no CVs can be considered.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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