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The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.
Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen within the Senior Health directorate. We are looking for a highly motivated medical secretary role, who will be key to delivering an effective service to our patients. This role provides efficient and high quality secretarial and administrative support to consultants and their teams, working in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals. The medical secretary is an active and supportive member of the department's administrative team.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the of the role are as follows:
- being responsible for the smooth running of the off site transcription service for the clinical team, within Trust targets.
- attend department meetings, take minutes and distribute agenda and papers as required.
- assist in the compilation of reports, audits, teaching materials, research papers and slides within agreed timeframes as required.
- prioritise incoming correspondence, ensuring that it is promptly dealt with by the appropriate member of staff.
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)
- RSA III (or equivalent experience)
- Higher level education, qualification in business administration or and admin NVQ
Essential
- Secretarial, administration experience
- Experience of working within a hospital
- Experience in establishing/maintaining robust admin systems
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology (or willingness to learn)
- Knowledge and experience of office management
- Knowledge of requirements of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of NHS priorities
- Knowledge of NHS complaints procedure
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)
- RSA III (or equivalent experience)
- Higher level education, qualification in business administration or and admin NVQ
Essential
- Secretarial, administration experience
- Experience of working within a hospital
- Experience in establishing/maintaining robust admin systems
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology (or willingness to learn)
- Knowledge and experience of office management
- Knowledge of requirements of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of NHS priorities
- Knowledge of NHS complaints procedure
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
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Senior Health directorate. We are looking for a highly motivated medical secretary role, who will be key to delivering an effective service to our patients. This role provides efficient and high quality secretarial and administrative support to consultants and their teams, working in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals. The medical secretary is an active and supportive member of the department's administrative team.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the of the role are as follows:
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
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
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Senior Health directorate. We are looking for a highly motivated medical secretary role, who will be key to delivering an effective service to our patients. This role provides efficient and high quality secretarial and administrative support to consultants and their teams, working in close co-operation with staff and other health professionals. The medical secretary is an active and supportive member of the department's administrative team.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the of the role are as follows:
- being responsible for the smooth running of the off site transcription service for the clinical team, within Trust targets.
- attend department meetings, take minutes and distribute agenda and papers as required.
- assist in the compilation of reports, audits, teaching materials, research papers and slides within agreed timeframes as required.
- prioritise incoming correspondence, ensuring that it is promptly dealt with by the appropriate member of staff.
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)
- RSA III (or equivalent experience)
- Higher level education, qualification in business administration or and admin NVQ
Essential
- Secretarial, administration experience
- Experience of working within a hospital
- Experience in establishing/maintaining robust admin systems
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology (or willingness to learn)
- Knowledge and experience of office management
- Knowledge of requirements of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of NHS priorities
- Knowledge of NHS complaints procedure
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)
- RSA III (or equivalent experience)
- Higher level education, qualification in business administration or and admin NVQ
Essential
- Secretarial, administration experience
- Experience of working within a hospital
- Experience in establishing/maintaining robust admin systems
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams
Essential
- Knowledge of medical terminology (or willingness to learn)
- Knowledge and experience of office management
- Knowledge of requirements of confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
- Knowledge of NHS priorities
- Knowledge of NHS complaints procedure
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
St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer's website
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