Admin Support

Job Title: Support Secretary – Trust: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – Location: Stoke Mandeville Hospital HP21 8AL – Hours: 15 hours per week – Working Pattern: Mon‑Fri, flexible in terms of either 2 × 7.5hr days or 3 × 5hr days etc – Duration: 3 months

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST: To provide administrative and clerical support to the Pain Management Team Secretary. You'll learn the following whilst working at the trust:

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

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To support the Pain Management Secretary: Collect and distribute all incoming mail.
• To provide a support Medical SecretarialAdmin Service within the Directorate.
• To undertake accurate audio/copy typing (including digital) of medical correspondence and general administration for the Consultants and their Teams. This will include highly sensitive and complex medical terminology with a need for confidentiality.
• In the absence of the Medical Secretary (or as appropriately delegated) to receive and open Consultant/medical staff's mail, to action routine/non-routine and urgent correspondence and drawing the necessary items to the attention of the person concerned.
• Answers calls without delay, informing caller of department/extension and own name and position, establishes identity of caller and reason for call and transfers call to other members of staff as required.
• To exercise initiative in dealing with enquiries from patients/relatives, general practitioners and individual departments both on the telephone and in person. Reassuring patients, Carers and relatives, if appropriate, waiting for appointments, test results and commencement of treatment.
• To take appropriate action where required.
• To act as part of a departmental Team; thus providing secretarial and administrative services as necessary for colleagues in their absence.
• Photocopying and filing.
• Folding and sending of appointment letters.
• Scanning.
• Telephoning patients to advise of cancellations, appointments etc.
• To be responsible for any daily housekeeping procedures relating to the running of the secretarial area.

Required Skills and Experience

• Abilityto develop
• Demonstration of the ability to motivate self and others.
• Be able to articulate information accurately.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict/dispute in a non-confrontational manner.
• Communicationskills, excellent organisation skills, keyboard skills, high motivation, Specialknowledgerequirements.
• System Knowledge: Microsoft Office.

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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