Job Summary
To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the consultants and clinical team for the Trauma and Orthopaedic service, including dealing with enquiries, correspondence and typing clinic letters.To support the Orthopaedic Team in all administrative functions to ensure the smooth day to day running of the team.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include but are not limited to:
* Act as one of the points of contact for consultants and other clinical staff, fielding enquiries in a professional and efficient manner.2. Respond and/or action enquiries (face to face/telephone/email/written) from staff, patients and third parties in a professional and proactivemanner.3. Ensure referral letters are collected and assessed daily and that the patient referral letters are moved quickly through the registration system.5. Type (audio/copy) clinics letters, medico-legal letters, operation notes, general reports and memos. Ensure work is of the highest quality in terms of presentation and layout and dispatch is within agreed timescales.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* RSA Typing or equivalent keyboard skills RSA Audio Typing or equivalent GCSE level C or above in English and Maths Good general education
Please See Attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Qualifications
Essential
* RSA Typing or equivalent keyboard skills
* RSA Audio Typing or equivalent
* GCSE level C or above in English and Maths
Desirable
* Medical Terminology
Experience
Essential
* 1 years or more experience of working as a secretary and/or in a clerical environment
* Demonstrable experience of working with Microsoft Office and databases
* Referral triaging and booking processes
Desirable
* Hospital patient system such as Medway
* Knowledge of Cancer pathways
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .