Medical Secretary

Job summary

Due to expansion of the service an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the well-established Midlands Metabolic Bone Centre, which incorporates a Bone Densitometry Scanning (DXA) service, a Medical Metabolic Bone Clinic, Nurse Led Osteoporosis clinics; and the Fracture Liaison Service (FLS). The bone density scanning service performs over 5000 scans per year, using low dose X-rays to diagnose or assess the risk of osteoporosis, a health condition that weakens bones and makes them more likely to break. The service performs a full range of bone densitometry investigations for various specialities within the Trust and for GPs, is part of a fracture liaison service, and supports research studies. The Bone Densitometry Service is located at Bradwell Hospital and is equipped with 2 Hologic Horizon A bone densitometers.

Main duties of the job

Are you a team player, flexible, forward thinking and ready to join our dynamic team? We are looking for an innovative Band 3 Medical Secretary to support the Bone Densitometry Service. Are you able to meet deadlines and follow instructions? Do you have a good telephone manner, and great computer and database skills? If you have excellent administrative skills, we are looking for you. The post is 37.5 hours per week, and will be predominantly based at Bradwell Hospital in Stoke on Trent. It is part of the wider Rheumatology Service and as such will have access to mentorship and support from a range of multi-professional colleagues within the specialty.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications