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Job Overview
To provide a full confidential secretarial service to the Urology Consultants and their team. Carrying out duties as defined by the Directorate Support Manager to meet the needs of the service. Managing and prioritising your workload, working independently to defined policies and procedures.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Medical Secretary to join the busy Urology Department at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.
It is essential that the post holder is an organised and motivated individual with excellent audio-typing and interpersonal skills, plus a sound knowledge of medical terminology. The successful candidate will be expected to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across the department as required.
The successful post holder must be reliable and flexible to meet service needs and used to working in a busy and demanding environment, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills. They will be able to work on their own initiative, exercising judgement to solve any problems arising.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Qualifications / Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Previous secretarial experience
* 5 GCSE's or equivalent
* Computer Literate
* RSA level III or equivalent audio typing qualification
Desirable criteria
* AMSPAR Diploma
* CWS, WPAS and MedSecs experience
* Knowledge of Medical terminology
Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant secretarial experience, preferably within an NHS or healthcare environment
* Experience dealing with the public
Desirable criteria
* Experience working win a multidisciplinary team
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication / telephone skills
* Ability to prioritise workload to meet delivery requirements.
* Exercising judgement to solve problems
* Able to demonstrate attention to detail
* Team player, but also able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
* Ability to speak Welsh
Values
Essential criteria
* Reliable and flexible to the needs of the service
* Empathetic nature when dealing with sensitive information
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