Medical Secretary-ENT
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Stevenage
Contract type: Full time
We are recruiting for a Medical Secretary - Ear, Nose and Throat Department who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient, comprehensive personal assistant and administrative support service to the Consultant/s and any other members of their team/s.
You will be required to work independently using their own initiative and must apply a high degree of confidentiality to all aspects of their work.
To undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Provide the first point of reference for the Consultant/s and their team/s
To deal efficiently with all patient enquiries by phone, letter or personal appearance, exercising initiative and tact with regard to action necessary.
Ensure that all messages are relayed as quickly as possible to the consultant/s and their medical team/s.
The Consultant/s or their medical team/s must make judgement regarding the critical nature of any case and results must not be given to patients or relatives without the Consultant’s agreement.
To deal with patients and relatives, exercising common sense and good judgement to analyse complex or antagonistic situations.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We Run The Following Hospitals
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Geraldine Paton-Wiggan Job title: Service Coordinator Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07880 165 559
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient, comprehensive personal assistant and administrative support service to the Consultant/s and any other members of their team/s.
You will be required to work independently using their own initiative and must apply a high degree of confidentiality to all aspects of their work.
To undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Provide the first point of reference for the Consultant/s and their team/s
To deal efficiently with all patient enquiries by phone, letter or personal appearance, exercising initiative and tact with regard to action necessary.
Ensure that all messages are relayed as quickly as possible to the consultant/s and their medical team/s.
The Consultant/s or their medical team/s must make judgement regarding the critical nature of any case and results must not be given to patients or relatives without the Consultant’s agreement.
To deal with patients and relatives, exercising common sense and good judgement to analyse complex or antagonistic situations.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We Run The Following Hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Geraldine Paton-Wiggan Job title: Service Coordinator Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07880 165 559
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