Administrative Assistant - Specialist Medicine

Do you want to support patients and clinicians at your local NHS Trust?Are you positive, reliable, IT literate, and motivated to make a difference? We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team within specialist medicine supporting the clinical secretarial team. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the smooth running of our services and play a vital role in supporting patient care.

In this role, you'll be proof-reading and editing clinical letters and reports, ensuring accuracy and clarity in patient communications. You'll also carry out basic administrative tasks as needed, helping to keep things organised and efficient. you'll be part of a team that works behind the scenes to support clinicians and improve patient experience.

Main duties of the job

The main duty of the job is proof reading and editing clinical correspondence which has been transcribed by speech recognition software. Additional duties may include post runs, scanning, answering phone calls and general admin duties.

It is essential that you are able to demonstrate good interpersonal, verbal and written skills and have a "can do" attitude. You will have a good level of IT literacy as you will be using multiple software packages.

We can provide you with in-house training, career development opportunities, flexible working solutions, generous annual leave entitlement & access to NHS Staff Benefits.

Qualifications

• GCSE level A-C including English and Maths
• NVQ2 administration / data processing or equivalent level of knowledge and skills
• Typing / text processing/ data entry skills to RSAII or equivalent
• ECDL or alternative recognised IT Qualification

Experience

• Evidence of previous admin or secretarial experience in a busy environment
• Record keeping and filing systems
• Prioritisation of workload
• Use of patient record systems

Skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Professional telephone manner
• Able to work on own initiative within guidelines
• Familiarity with medical terminology

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.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.