Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Radiology Secretary to join our team. You will work closely with the Radiology PA to provide administrative support to our radiologists, radiographers and operational management team as well as liaising with internal and external health professionals and patients.
This is a varied and challenging role requiring excellent organisational skills, self-motivation, and attention to detail. We are looking for a competent and enthusiastic individual with previous secretarial experience and a working knowledge of Microsoft systems including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Main duties of the job
*Administrative support to the radiology team.
*Responding to email/telephone queries.
*Sending diagnostic results to referrers.
*Supporting the Radiology PA with clinical rota maintenance.
*Maintaining patient pathways using the Trust EPR.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Keyboard skills to RSA Level 2/3 or equivalent English & Maths (grade 4-9)
Desirable
- Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in Administration or Customer Service
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience, and good working knowledge, of all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and MS Teams.
- Knowledge or secretarial or administrative procedures and systems.
- Previous experience of working in an office team environment.
- The ability to communicate sensitive information to colleagues, patients and relatives.
- The ability to pay close attention to detail in written and electronic communication and information storage.
- The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality secretarial and administrative support.
- Utilise personal problem-solving skills to assist patients, carers and staff.
- Able to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to the priorities of the department.
- Demonstrates personal duty of care in relation to the safe use of equipment and other resources.
- Maintains good quality in own work and encourages others to do so.
- Ability to share knowledge and skills with other team members.
- Awareness of data protection policies in relation to patient confidentiality.
- Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Previous experience of using medical terminology.
- Previous experience of minute taking.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Supportive of equality and values diversity (EDI).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Keyboard skills to RSA Level 2/3 or equivalent English & Maths (grade 4-9)
Desirable
- Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in Administration or Customer Service
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience, and good working knowledge, of all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook and MS Teams.
- Knowledge or secretarial or administrative procedures and systems.
- Previous experience of working in an office team environment.
- The ability to communicate sensitive information to colleagues, patients and relatives.
- The ability to pay close attention to detail in written and electronic communication and information storage.
- The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure high quality secretarial and administrative support.
- Utilise personal problem-solving skills to assist patients, carers and staff.
- Able to organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to the priorities of the department.
- Demonstrates personal duty of care in relation to the safe use of equipment and other resources.
- Maintains good quality in own work and encourages others to do so.
- Ability to share knowledge and skills with other team members.
- Awareness of data protection policies in relation to patient confidentiality.
- Recognition of factors in maintaining own and others health, safety and security.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Previous experience of using medical terminology.
- Previous experience of minute taking.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Supportive of equality and values diversity (EDI).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
