Description
Medical Secretary
Winfield Hospital - Gloucester
Full Time - hours per week
The role
At Ramsay Health Care UK, we know our people are our most important asset. Join our busy team of medical secretaries and you can develop a rewarding career helping to provide patients with the best care.
Your main task will be supporting our consultants with fast and precise typing and record creation which is so important to the smooth running of patient management. You will be expected to multi-task across a range of secretarial duties; offer good judgement in escalating issues, prioritising jobs, and highly accurate proof reading of letters, as these tasks all play an important part of your role. You’ll be valued for your skills and expertise and have the chance to build on them through our Ramsay Academy, too.
What you will bring with you
1. Excellent IT skills and ability to listen to audio and edit letters
2. Experience of multi-tasking and working to strict deadlines
3. Excellent verbal and written communication
4. High attention to detail
5. Background knowledge or experience with medical terminology – not essential as training will be given
Why Join Us?
At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we’re people caring for people:
Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security
6. Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
7. Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
8. Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
9. Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
10. Employee Assistance Programme
Work–Life Balance
11. 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
12. Flexible shift patterns, where possible
13. Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
14. Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you
Career Development & Recognition
15. Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
16. Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people
Lifestyle & Everyday Perks
17. Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
18. Cycle2Work scheme
19. Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
20. Free parking on site, where possible
About Us:
Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.
We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.
We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.
We care.
It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.
We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.