Team Secretary inCramlington inCramlington PUBLISHED 16 DEC 2023

The successful candidate would be required to provide comprehensive secretarial service to consultant(s) and their team as well as the following:

• Responsible to Lead Secretary
• Act up in absence of Lead Secretary for periods of annual leave/short-term sickness absence
• Provide comprehensive secretarial service to consultant(s) and their team
• Manage diaries, arrange/minute meetings, communication with GPs & patients
• Advanced typing & transcription of clinical & non-clinical documents (OCR 3 or equivalent qualification/experience)
• Support Lead Secretary with induction/training of new staff, sharing knowledge with colleagues
• Resource management ordering of supplies & equipment
• Responsible for day to day running of junior doctor Rota, including planning new rotations, allocating annual / study leave, managing admin aspect of sickness episodes and sourcing locum cover when required
• Allocates work to Band 2 staff

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to join our secretarial/administrative team, on a one year fixed term basis, working in our busy Department of Emergency Medicine at the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.

This is a busy Department that requires an adaptable, flexible, enthusiastic, hardworking team member who has excellent organisational skills and can use their own initiative. The successful candidate will provide high quality secretarial support to a team of consultants. Effective communication and interpersonal skills together with the ability to work under pressure are required. Provide comprehensive secretarial service to consultant(s) and their team and maintain day to day running of junior doctor rota, including planning new rotations, allocating annual / study leave, managing admin aspect of sickness.