Senior Trust Medical Secretary - Ophthalmology

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

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Job summary

You will be working for the Ophthalmology admin department. The team are based within the West Block at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. However, the successful candidate may also be asked to work at the Central Norwich Eye Clinic which is based in Grove Road, Norwich.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service,all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Main duties of the job

An enthusiastic, motivated, hardworking and flexible person is required to assist with the smooth running of the busy Ophthalmology admin department. The post combines clerical and computer work. You will be expected to provide an efficient, reliable secretarial service to medical / secretarial staff within the Directorate. For full details and competencies required, please see job description.

You must have a good working knowledge of the Trust's IT systems, including PAS, SWIFT & Medisoft

Hours to be discussed / agreed at interview.

Please also be advised that the successful candidate may be expected to work some evenings / weekends

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Date posted

12 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

234-23-S3082

Job locations

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSA III or equivalent training or experience
Good general standard of literacy and numeracy

Experience

Essential

Significant Medical Secretarial experience
Previous NHS experience, knowledge of the NHS agenda and government targets, implementing and proposing changes to policy within own work area
Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to work both independently and as part of a team

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RSA III or equivalent training or experience
Good general standard of literacy and numeracy

Experience

Essential

Significant Medical Secretarial experience
Previous NHS experience, knowledge of the NHS agenda and government targets, implementing and proposing changes to policy within own work area
Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to work both independently and as part of a team

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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