• Job Description

  Req#: C9153-25-0605?language=en&page=232&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly organised, self-motivated Medical Secretary to work within Cardiology.

  The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent keyboard and audio typing skills. They will be expected to deliver and maintain a professional secretarial service to a Consultant Cardiologist and/or medical staff and other clinical staff within the department.

  This role involves working as part of a team, but also on their own initiative, striving to offer the best service to our patients. You will need to be flexible and adaptable, possess excellent organisational skills whilst maintaining a friendly disposition and excellent telephone manner.

  Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  Interview Date: TBC

  Main duties of the job

  • Typing clinic/additional letters to GPs, patients and other Allied Health Professionals.
  • Provide a fast, accurate audio typing service using the Trust electronic systems. Excellent Proof-reading skills
  • Covering other secretaries during periods of absence.
  • Clinic preparation.
  • Diary Management.
  • Process referrals and booking appointments.
  • Relieve the Consultant of administrative tasks not pertaining to clinical work, wherever possible.
  • To ensure the values of UHD are maintained and practised on a daily basis ensuring all patients are treated with dignity and respect to ensure a high standard of service is maintained.

  General administration duties, as required.

  About us

  Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

  UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

  In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

  Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year pa

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  153-ME04439-B

  Job locations

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  CIU Reception Cardiology

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RSA II minimum or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Other typing qualification/proof of skill

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a medical secretary

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a hospital

  Technical Skills Competencies

  Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Audio typing

  Desirable

  • TOMCAT
  • ECAMIS

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Good understanding of secretarial procedures
  • Medical Terminology

  Other requirements specific to the role

  Essential

  • Good verbal and written skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexibility with working pattern

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Team member
  • Approachable
  • Effective communicator
  • Well-presented
  • Ability to deal with sensitive issues
  • Ability to organise own workload

  Language Requirement

  Essential

  • Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • RSA II minimum or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Other typing qualification/proof of skill

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working as a medical secretary

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in a hospital

  Technical Skills Competencies

  Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Audio typing

  Desirable

  • TOMCAT
  • ECAMIS

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Good understanding of secretarial procedures
  • Medical Terminology

  Other requirements specific to the role

  Essential

  • Good verbal and written skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexibility with working pattern

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Team member
  • Approachable
  • Effective communicator
  • Well-presented
  • Ability to deal with sensitive issues
  • Ability to organise own workload

  Language Requirement

  Essential

  • Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  CIU Reception Cardiology

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Bournemouth Hospital

  CIU Reception Cardiology

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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