HRAC Medical Secretary - Anaesthetics

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Medical Secretary - HRAC Anaesthetics who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is a community which prides itself on providing the highest standard of healthcare services to our patients.

We are looking for a candidate who has excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload. The successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal skills and confidence to deal with a wide range of matters with tact and diplomacy.

The candidate must have a strong background in PA administrative work, with good keyboard and typing skills and use of Microsoft Word. NHS experience would be desirable but not essential if there is a proven record of secretarial skills.

Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

You will act as point of contact for patients and medical staff on behalf of the consultant and their team ensuring that all enquired are answered with skill, sensitivity and in a courteous and professional manner.

You will be responsible for the provision of an efficient, comprehensive personal assistant and administrative support service to the Consultant/s and any other members of their team/s. The post holder will be required to work independently using their own initiative and must apply a high degree of confidentiality to all aspects of their work.

You will undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Site

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Site

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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