Medical Secretary - Respiratory

Job summary

Respiratory at City Health Campus have a full time Medical Secretary vacancy for you. You will need experience in the role of a medical secretary with a friendly outlook on working life. We are a busy Respiratory Department but are very friendly and work is varied and interesting. We have consultants and secretaries on both SGH and City sites and we have regular meetings to ensure collaborative working.

To provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to Consultants and supporting teams within Respiratory.

To work collaboratively with other medical secretarial colleagues to ensure clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within timescales as per Trust Policy.

o provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to Consultants and supporting teams within designated specialty area. To work collaboratively with other medical secretarial colleagues to ensure clinical correspondence is producedmand distributed within acceptable timescales. The post holder will carry out his/her duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work. It is essential that the post holder should exercise initiative commensurate with the role and that confidentiality be maintained at all times.

The post holder will carry out their duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the patients/organization.

To process or undertake the administration elements to enable all service users' needs to be arranged in an order to deliver the 18 week pathway and support the 18 week pathway delivery plan.

To escalate patient pathway blockers with Patient Administrator Manager on exhausting the scope and boundaries of your role and / or when there are patient complexities that require higher level of access management to prevent patient flow default.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.

Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

For further information about this role please see attached the Job description and person specification.

• Relevant medical secretarial experience (or AMSPAR)

• GCE/GCSE English or equivalent, Grade C/4 or above.
• RSA II Typing/Word Processing or equivalent
• AMSPAR Diploma (or relevant experience)

• RSA III Typing/Word Processing or equivalent.
• Audio Typing qualification.
• Shorthand qualification, 60 wpm or above.

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.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

SWB NHS Trust

Dudley Road

Birmingham

B18 7QH

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£27,485 to £30,162 a yearpro rata per annum