Medical Secretary - Immunology

Job Summary Are you looking for a new challenge to become a Medical Secretary? Do you have excellent interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication to delivery outstanding patient care? Immunology are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and hard working person to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Immunologists and Nurse Specialists. The post is based at the Beckett Wing at St James’s Hospital and will be part of the Allergy and Immunology team and the wider Respiratory Medicine team. Duties include (but are not limited to) dealing with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and other health care providers, data entry, typing and preparing clinical correspondence using the EPRO system, filing, making outpatient appointments on PAS and dealing with the post. At LTHT, we pride ourselves of having the goal to be the best place to work, so if this is a role you are interested in please apply to become the Medical Secretary in Respiratory Medicine. To discuss this post further or to arrange an informal visit, please contact: Jennifer Palk, Assistant Patient Services Coordinator at Why you should join our Team Applicants will be required to demonstrate effective communication and organisational skills; be able to work on their own initiative, both independently and within a team and must be able to prioritise workload and work effectively in a busy environment. You must also show commitment to providing a high professional standard of service. Therefore having excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the use of working as part of a team and being able to use own initiative is the skills needed to be successful in this role. If these are skills and qualities you obtain, then we want you to join our team to delivering your best potential and therefore outstanding care for our patients. Experience of working in a patient administration area and PAS (Patient Administration System) would be an advantage and previous secretarial experience would be desirable. What you will bring to the role Criteria: GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent e.g. AMSPAR Level 2) in English and Maths Audio typing/Word Processing Skills RSA II or equivalent experience (desirable) Experience in using Microsoft office packages including word, excel and PowerPoint Willingness to undertake further professional development Experience of dealing with the general public in a working environment Experience in using of patient information systems, such as PAS Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting (desirable) Prioritising and managing workload to meet deadlines Able to work independently and as part of a team Clear, concise, verbal and written communication skills Effective interpersonal skills Knowledge of the Data Protection Act in relation to patient confidentiality and the appropriate care of patient information. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. For questions about this job, contact: Jennifer Palk, Assistant Patient Services Coordinator at Shortlisting Date: 11th August Interview Date: 18th August About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications. Job description Job responsibilities Job Summary Are you looking for a new challenge to become a Medical Secretary? Do you have excellent interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication to delivery outstanding patient care? Immunology are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and hard working person to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Immunologists and Nurse Specialists. The post is based at the Beckett Wing at St James’s Hospital and will be part of the Allergy and Immunology team and the wider Respiratory Medicine team. Duties include (but are not limited to) dealing with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and other health care providers, data entry, typing and preparing clinical correspondence using the EPRO system, filing, making outpatient appointments on PAS and dealing with the post. At LTHT, we pride ourselves of having the goal to be the best place to work, so if this is a role you are interested in please apply to become the Medical Secretary in Respiratory Medicine. To discuss this post further or to arrange an informal visit, please contact: Jennifer Palk, Assistant Patient Services Coordinator at Why you should join our Team Applicants will be required to demonstrate effective communication and organisational skills; be able to work on their own initiative, both independently and within a team and must be able to prioritise workload and work effectively in a busy environment. You must also show commitment to providing a high professional standard of service. Therefore having excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the use of working as part of a team and being able to use own initiative is the skills needed to be successful in this role. If these are skills and qualities you obtain, then we want you to join our team to delivering your best potential and therefore outstanding care for our patients. Experience of working in a patient administration area and PAS (Patient Administration System) would be an advantage and previous secretarial experience would be desirable. What you will bring to the role Criteria: GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent e.g. AMSPAR Level 2) in English and Maths Audio typing/Word Processing Skills RSA II or equivalent experience (desirable) Experience in using Microsoft office packages including word, excel and PowerPoint Willingness to undertake further professional development Experience of dealing with the general public in a working environment Experience in using of patient information systems, such as PAS Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting (desirable) Prioritising and managing workload to meet deadlines Able to work independently and as part of a team Clear, concise, verbal and written communication skills Effective interpersonal skills Knowledge of the Data Protection Act in relation to patient confidentiality and the appropriate care of patient information. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy. For questions about this job, contact: Jennifer Palk, Assistant Patient Services Coordinator at Shortlisting Date: 11th August Interview Date: 18th August About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.