Assistant Medical Secretary

We are recruiting for a full-time Assistant Medical Secretary to join the Secretarial Team within the Breast Department, based at York Hospital. You will provide support to the Medical Secretaries and their Consultant Teams.

Excellent administration/secretarial skills and audio-typing experience/qualifications are required, as well as a good understanding of customer relations. You will deal with queries from patients, Consultants, and GPs.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.

You will be responsible for typing clinical and administrative letters, answering telephone enquiries, dealing with patient queries, covering Medical Secretaries during absences, and participating in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

The successful candidates will have good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise the demands of a busy office and manage their workload effectively.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff, including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard-to-fill positions where relocation is expected for the role. Please discuss this with the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of paid and unpaid leave options for emergency and planned leave.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family, and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema, and finance from various providers.

For further information on our benefits, please visit the Trust\’s dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Louisa Hardy-Royds
Job title: Service Manager
Email: louisa.hardy-royds1@nhs.net

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