Medical Secretary

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated person who will provide support to the Denbighshire Community Adult Learning Disabilities service, based in County Hall, Ruthin.

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, excellent communication skills, be able to work on their own initiative and be efficient and organised with their own workloads.

The candidate should also have excellent keyboard skills and experience of Microsoft Office Package.

A good telephone manner is essential. The ability to speak Welsh would be beneficial but is not essential. The post holder will be required to demonstrate a professional and sensitive manner and maintain confidentiality at all times.

Applications are invited for a Support Medical Secretary, 16 hours. You will need to be highly motivated, flexible in approach and use your initiative to provide an excellent administration support to the department. You will be expected to contribute to the delivery of an effective and efficient service in a professional, sensitive and helpful manner. You will work as part of a team and will need to work closely with a range of staff.

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

• G.C.S.E Maths and English C and above or equivalent
• NVQ Business Administration L3 or equivalent experience
• RSA /OCR level 2 or equivalent experience (must be a proficient user of Microsoft word
• IT related qualification( CLAIT plus or ECDL).
• NVQ Customer Service L2.
• L2 Medical terminology

• Knowledge of a range of administrative processes.
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience of working in office environment.

• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of staff both verbally and in writing.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing service demands.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Good organisational skills
• Proficient in use of Microsoft office applications
• Experience of using patient administration systems

We are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme. The post is open to Welsh or English speakers; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those in English.

Family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

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.