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Medical Secretary
The closing date is 29 June 2025
The Trauma & Orthopaedic and Spinal Directorate are looking to appoint a Medical Secretary to work as part of the Spinal Unit in UHW.
Working in a friendly team, our Medical secretaries are an excellent resource, ensuring Consultants have all the administrative support they require.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the Provision of a Comprehensive effective Secretarial Service to the Consultants, working within Trauma and Orthopaedics aligned to Adult Spinal Services.
Organise, plan and prioritise tasks and workload on the basis of the above. Assist with the implementation of new administrative and secretarial procedures.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifiactions
* Educated to GCSE level or Higher
Experience
* Sufficient experience as medical secretary
* Knowledge of a wide range of secretarial procedures with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
* Wide understanding of medical terminology
* Knowledge of the Patient Management System (PMS), UHB Intranet, Email, Results Reporting
Skills
* Excellent organizational skills
* Able to function efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
Personal Qualities
* Able to work unsupervised and use own initiative, often required to act independently
* Self-motivated with ability to manage own workload Conscientious with good attention to detail
* Good interpersonal skills. Committed to providing a quality service
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.
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