Medical Secretary

Job Title: Medical Secretary

Location: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Hours: 37.5 hours 8am - 4pm

Trust Location: Queens Medical Centre/Nottingham City Hospital, NG7 2UH

What you'll be responsible for:

• Accurately transcribing (audio typing) from Winscribe digital dictation and Winscribe Speech Recognition digital dictation, outpatient clinic letters and miscellaneous clinical correspondence to a high standard with specified timescales
• Use judgement and initiative to prioritise the importance/urgency of particular requests within defined guidelines
• Ability to exchange sensitive or contentious information with diplomacy and in a confidential manner
• Liaising with clinical staff to make sure letters are authorised and sent in a timely manner

Just to let you know that Winscribe is the software that we use, this is where the dictations get uploaded onto.

You'll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS
2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times
3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

You'll have the following skills/experience:

Skills:

• Excellent telephone manner.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent IT and Typing skills.
• Audio typing skills/Med Sec experience would be desirable.
• Understand medical terminology would be desirable.

This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your "My Bank" shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

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We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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