Job summaryA full time Medical Secretary is required in the Trauma & Orthopaedics Department at Wycombe Hospital to provide a comprehensive and quality medical secretarial service to 3 consultants and their teams. This is a permanent position within the department.You will provide administrative support as well as be involved in the day to day work for the consultants. You should be enthusiastic, motivated and have good organisational and communication skills. Excellent computer and audio-typing skills are also requiredMain duties of the jobTo provide a support Medical Secretarial Service within the Directorate. To undertake accurate audio/copy typing (including digital) of medical correspondence and general administration. This will include highly sensitive and complex medical terminology with a need for confidentiality.To work to the agreed standards and templates for each Specialty/DepartmentIn the absence of the Senior 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.In conjunction with the Senior Medical Secretary ensure that the departmental workload is prioritised and maintained within time standards.To assist with the daily management of clinic lists and booking of priority patients.About usListen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfDWhat does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serveA keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.What do we stand for?Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialGCSE Grade C or above/equivalent in English LanguageRSA II Typing, or equivalentMedical Secretarial Course/ Medical Terminology Course, or ability to demonstrate equivalentExperienceEssentialExperience of working as a Medical SecretaryExperience of working in a similar setting within The NHSExperience of word processingExperience of audio-typingExperience of working with highly confidential dataPrevious supervisory experienceDesirableExperience of Minute takingExperience of working with rotasSkills, Abilities and KnowledgeEssentialKnowledge of Microsoft Office productsGood written skills, to enable liaison with staff at all levelsAbility to work on own initiative and make judgements and decisions to resolve problems and queriesPossess skills necessary to work as a Team playerKnowledge of GDPR Regulations (ability to maintain patient confidentiality)Able to deal politely, patiently and sensitively with public, and patients and their relativesDesirableKnowledge of Trust Information Systems, e.g. MedwayKnowledge of Trust policies and proceduresValuesEssentialCommunicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationshipsPatients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to growTreats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiativeSpecial CircumstancesEssentialAbility to travel to other sitesAble to maintain a flexible approach to the role and dutiesDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 detailsEmployer nameBuckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustAddressWycombe General hospitalQueen Alexandra RoadHigh WycombeHP11 2TTEmployer's websitehttps://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)