United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Cardiology Medical Secretarial Assistant - Band 2

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Job summary

The Cardiology Department at ULHT are seeking to recruit an experienced, highly organised support secretary to provide an efficient service to the Consultants, Nurses and the Medical secretary team. This is a role based at the Lincoln County Hospital.

You will need to be an enthusiastic and motivated team player with excellent communication and problem solving skills.You will require a high level of tact, diplomacy with the ability to prioritise your own workload effectively.

Main duties of the job

Previous experience in an administrative or customer service roleoAbility to work independently and as part of a teamoAn understanding of the 18-week RTT processoKnowledge of the Trust Patient Access PolicyoKnowledge and familiarisation of medical terminologyoExcellent organisational and communication skillsoKnowledge of Word, Excel, Internet and email systemsoAccurate typing skillsoAudio typing

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

357-LN-712-23

Job locations

LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL

GREETWELL ROAD

LINCOLN

LN4 2JW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Typing and or Word/Text Processing Skills
  • Audio Typing Experience
  • GCSE English Grade C or equivalent
  • Text Word processing & audio skills to RSA II or equivalent.

Desirable

  • 4 GCSE C or equivalent.
  • Business Admin NVQ II or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in office environment.
  • Some knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

  • NHS experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to complete tasks accurately and efficiently.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to achieve deadlines.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability and confidence to communicate at all levels.
  • Competent Microsoft Word User.

Desirable

  • Ability to operate office equipment, e.g. Fax, Photocopier., Ability and confidence to communicate with staff at all levels

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Conscientious in standard of work produced.
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and as part of a team
  • Clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
  • Commitment to work towards recognised qualifications as appropriate
  • Ability to work from their own initiative

Desirable

  • Ability to recognise when to seek appropriate assistance from colleagues.
  • Readiness to try new things
  • Adaptable to change
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Typing and or Word/Text Processing Skills
  • Audio Typing Experience
  • GCSE English Grade C or equivalent
  • Text Word processing & audio skills to RSA II or equivalent.

Desirable

  • 4 GCSE C or equivalent.
  • Business Admin NVQ II or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience in office environment.
  • Some knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

  • NHS experience

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to complete tasks accurately and efficiently.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to achieve deadlines.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability and confidence to communicate at all levels.
  • Competent Microsoft Word User.

Desirable

  • Ability to operate office equipment, e.g. Fax, Photocopier., Ability and confidence to communicate with staff at all levels

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Conscientious in standard of work produced.
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and as part of a team
  • Clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
  • Commitment to work towards recognised qualifications as appropriate
  • Ability to work from their own initiative

Desirable

  • Ability to recognise when to seek appropriate assistance from colleagues.
  • Readiness to try new things
  • Adaptable to change

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.

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL

GREETWELL ROAD

LINCOLN

LN4 2JW


Employer's website

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL

GREETWELL ROAD

LINCOLN

LN4 2JW


Employer's website

https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Support Manager Trustwide Cardiology

Angela Crump

angela.crump@ulh.nhs.uk

01522573336

Details

Date posted

13 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

357-LN-712-23

Job locations

LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL

GREETWELL ROAD

LINCOLN

LN4 2JW


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