Medical Secretary inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED 2 JUL 2024

Job Description



Grade UE04: £24,533 to £27,181 per annum



CMVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute



Full time: 35 hours per week



Open-Ended: permanent


Mackenzie Medical Centre at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Medical Secretary.


The Opportunity


To work in a busy, friendly medical practice providing secretarial support in line with general medical services. Our practice list of 8500 is made up from the local population of the south east of Edinburgh. The team consists of 11 GPs, three nurses, 8 medical receptionists, one medical secretary, one IT/assistant manager and a practice manager.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Gillian Mossman, Practice Manager


Your Skills And Attributes For Success

• Proven organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team and to use own initiative
• Ability to prioritise tasks
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage own workload
  
  

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Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.


As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary of £24,533 to £27,181 per annum.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
  
  

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion


The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our
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The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.


Key dates to note


The closing date for applications is 08/07/2024.

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Work with us | Usher Institute

- where inquiring minds work together to improve lives across the world.


Join our growing team of academics and professional services staff and work in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary environment. Our vision is to catalyse the transformation of health in society by working with people, populations and their data.

Our greatest asset is our people, working together to improve public health using evidence-based research.

We are a key applied and translational arm of the Edinburgh Medical School, within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh. Working with partners across UK and international universities, health and care providers, policymakers, industry and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos.


About Us


As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.


Organization


The Usher Institute works with people, populations and their data to understand and advance the health of individuals and populations through innovative collaborations in a global community. Our Director is Professor Aziz Sheikh OBE, and we sit within the Edinburgh Medical School in the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at The University of Edinburgh.

Working with partners across the NHS, policymakers, industry partners and the public is central to our highly collaborative ethos. Three core research centres in Global Health, Medical Informatics and Population Health Sciences are at the heart of the Usher Institute; also home to the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit and a bustling General Practice, the Mackenzie Medical Centre.

The Usher Institute is a truly interdisciplinary environment. Around 350 researchers and support staff with expertise in a varied range of methodologies and topics contribute to world-leading research in global health, population health sciences and medical informatics. Our research expertise is at the heart of the excellent educational experience we offer in a wide range of taught and research postgraduate programmes, both online and on-campus, our programme of continuing professional development and in our contribution to the undergraduate medical degree.

We maintain an open, engaging and dynamic environment and welcome collaborations from around the globe.

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