AP) Medical Secretary

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

A vacancy has arisen for a part-time Band 3 Medical Secretary at CAMHS, NHS Lothian.

Please note:

As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

We are looking for an individual who is motivated, enthusiastic with the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines. Excellent organisational skills are required.

You will support the generic functions and duties of the wider administrative team providing a high-quality secretarial service to patients/families and the multidisciplinary sector team and other users of the Service.

You will be expected to communicate effectively with patients/families, clinicians, professionals and other administration staff.

It is essential applicants possess secretarial/administration experience within NHS or a similar environment. You will have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

The post is based at CAMHS Melville Unit at Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. As CAMHS Tier 4 is based across two sites, on occasion for cover purposes you will be required to work from CAMHS Tipperlinn, Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Informal enquiries to:

James Cuddihy, Admin Team Lead CAMHS Melville Unit

Tel:

e-mail: james.cuddihyt

and

Clair McGregor, Admin Team Lead CAMHS Tipperlinn

Tel:

e-mail:
Clair.

Mc Gregort

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Please note:

we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.