Back up Medical Secretary (Antenatal and Gynaecology)

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Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department for a part time Back up Medical Secretary to join the Royal Gwent Hospital team.

We are looking for suitable candidate who has a professional manner, keen, a team player and able to work independently to ensure that the Trust standards are adhered to. You will be required to provide comprehensive medical, secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and nursing teams, primarily typing of clinics but also include covering duties of the medical secretaries as required.

Our ideal candidates will have proven Medial Secretary experience enabling them to fit into a team of longstanding professional Secretaries.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated back up medical secretary to join us within Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at Royal Gwent Hospital.

You will be expected to demonstrate excellent organisational 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.

Audio typing skills are essential. Knowledge of hospital systems would be beneficial although full training will be given to the successful candidate.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 speciality 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 which opened 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.

Work experience

Essential criteria

• Previous secretarial experience

Desirable criteria

• Previous medical secretarial experience

Education and training

Essential criteria

• Good general education
• Knowledge of secretarial procedures and systems
• answering queries, progress chasing, task related problem solving,
• Vocational Level 3 or equivalent
• Audio typing

Desirable criteria

• Shorthand AMSPAR qualified