Senior Medical Secretary - NWCTC

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and efficient Medical Secretary to join the Cancer Division secretarial team, providing secretarial support to a Consultant Oncologist, Associate Specialist and specialist nursing team

The successful applicant will be qualified to NVQ Level 3, with RSA/OCR Level 3 in Typing and or Word Processing qualification and be able to demonstrate IT skills through holding the ECDL qualification or equivalent experience.

The successful applicant will have knowledge of working within an administrative setting. The postholder will be able to demonstrate good secretarial, organisational and customer service skills as you would be expected to handle enquiries and requests from patients, carers and colleagues confidently and sensitively and be able to communicate professionally with all levels of staff whilst having the ability to work to deadlines and the flexibility to adapt to changing service demands.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Medical secretary Function Provides:

An accurate, confidential and supportive administration service for patients, clinical teams, carers and internal and external agencies (e.g. Local Authority, Third Sector, CAIS) in order to: Provide a safe and efficient patient pathway and provide information and appropriate support to families and carers.

The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive high quality medical secretarial administrative service.

Scope of the Role

To support the co-ordination of the administration arrangements to provide a high quality supportive secretarial service to the consultant, medical and nursing team. To work independently and be accountable for organising/prioritising own workload to ensure deadlines are achieved. To support the facilitation of the patients along a defined pathway.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.