Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Support Secretary - Complex Care

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Job summary

We are looking for a highly organised part time medical support secretary with previous experience in a similar setting to undertake this exciting new role within the Complex Care team based at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. You will work alongside Senior Medical Secretaries and carry out clinical typing and co-ordination of patients' medical records and the administration of virtual ward activity amongst other general office duties.Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing. Previous secretarial experience and audio typing is desirable. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload and be able to work with little or no supervision. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients.

The post holder will work 16 hours per week, Monday and Friday. Interviewees will be asked to complete a typing test.

To discuss the role, please contact Devon Gaskell, Operational Support Manager, Complex Medicine on 390390 ext 144894 or email devon.gaskell@boltonft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Core duties of the Role -

  • To support the administration of the virtual ward activity
  • To provide typing and administrative support for the teams on a pooled basis according to need.
  • General office duties including email, scanning, filing and tracking of notes.
  • To assist the Operational Support Manager to facilitate the smooth running of the Service.

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values.

Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-596AA-23

Job locations

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English GCSE C
  • Maths GCSE C

Desirable

  • RSA 2 in Word Processing

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience; in a healthcare setting & in the NHS
  • Admin experience

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of using computer systems / applications

Desirable

  • Use of PAS systems

OTHER

Essential

  • Experience of working in a team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English GCSE C
  • Maths GCSE C

Desirable

  • RSA 2 in Word Processing

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience; in a healthcare setting & in the NHS
  • Admin experience

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of using computer systems / applications

Desirable

  • Use of PAS systems

OTHER

Essential

  • Experience of working in a team

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Support Manager

Devon Gaskell

devon.gaskell@boltonft.nhs.uk

01204390390

Details

Date posted

16 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-596AA-23

Job locations

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR


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