Assistant Medical Secretary

We are recruiting for an Assistant Medical Secretary to join the Secretarial Team for 26 hours per week within the Acute Medicine department, based at York Teaching Hospital. You will provide support to the Medical Secretary and their Consultant Teams.Excellent administration/secretarial skills and audio-typing experience/qualifications are required, as well as a good understanding of customer relations. You will be required to deal with queries from patients, Consultants and GPs.You will be responsible for typing clinical and administrative letters, answering telephone enquiries and dealing with patient queries, as well as covering the Medical Secretaries during periods of absence.The successful candidate will be required to have good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise the demands of a busy office and manage their time and workload effectively.They will also be required to work unsupervised and communicate with Consultant Physicians and wider team members on a regular basis.For further information on what it is like to work for our Trust please visit:https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxdOur BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Duckitt Job title: Operational Service Manager Email address: emma.duckitt2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07385 676731