This is a fixed term/secondment until 21/09/2026.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the General Surgical Team at Glangwili General Hospital. Applications are invited from efficient and suitably qualified individuals, for the post of a full time Clinical Secretary within the General Surgical Team, based at Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen on a fixed term basis.
Main duties of the job
Working 37.5 hours per week, the successful candidate will be required to support the delivery of a comprehensive and quality secretarial service to the Consultants and their teams and support the Medical Secretaries.
You will undertake a wide range of duties including receipt and distribution of mail, audio transcription, and the typing of highly sensitive letters and reports, maintaining confidentiality at all times, in addition to operation of the Health Boards patient database system. You will be expected to demonstrate excellent organisation skills and be flexible and adaptable in your approach to work. You must be able to work on your initiative, use tact and diplomacy where appropriate and possess excellent communication skills.
Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and E-Mail, coupled with proven secretarial skills (including audio typing skills) and previous experience of medical terminology is essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Level 3, or equivalent level of competency in Word Processing and Audio Transcription
* Knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures
* Knowledge of Software programmes - e.g. Microsoft packages, e-mail Internet and databases
* 5 GCSEs or equivalent
* NVQ level 2 in administration
Experience
* Previous secretarial and/or administration experience
* Health Service experience - familiar with the use of medical terms
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£26,300 to £27,890 a yearper annum, pro rata
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