Clinical Secretary

A new job opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Secretary to join our Medical Secretary Team. This post is for 30 hours a week. You will be responsible for typing clinic reports, booking appointments, answering telephone queries, chasing test results, pulling medical records and liaising with other professionals. You will be required to have excellent communication skills and have experience in both clerical and administration duties.

You will need to be able to work in a calm, logical and methodical way but be able to multi‑task whilst dealing with frequent interruptions. Experience of working within a healthcare setting would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job:
To support the department in providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative support service to the clinical staff within the Service. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining records both manually and on a computerised system and demonstrate the ability to handle sensitive and confidential patient information i.e. clinical letters, investigations and results. Provide cover in the event of the medical secretary being absent.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in‑hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals:
  Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;
  Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen;
  Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals:
  Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire;
  Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres:
  Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services