Band 4 - Medical Secretary, Urology

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The Urology Department has a vacancy for a Medical Secretary, full time, to work as part of the Urology Team at St Albans City Hospital.

Experienced and committed, you will provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants and Multi-Disciplinary Team.

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Please note - we are unable to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (Work Permit) for this role.

The successful applicant will need to have a good general level of education with formal qualifications and experience of working as a Medical Secretary.

This is an opportunity to work in a fascinating specialty within a friendly team.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

You will need to provide a comprehensive and efficient secretarial and administrative service to one or more of the Urology Consultants. In so doing, you will work closely with the other Urology Consultants and their secretaries, along with other members of the Urology team. This role will involve frequent movement between several offices on site at Watford General Hospital as you liaise with the consultant on call and your own office area.

This job will be primarily based at Watford General hospital, but you may be required to travel to one of the three sites at a manager's request.

• Good basic education to GCSE level or AMSPAR/RSA III typing
• Extensive experience as a Medical Secretary

• Medical Terminology
• Knowledge of hospital computer systems (PAS)

• Previous medical secretarial experience
• Working in a changing environment

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

Name Sara Eeley Job title Urology Service Co-ordinator Email address  Telephone number

Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB

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