Gastroenterology Support Secretary

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Support Medical Secretary to join our  busy secretarial team within the Medical Division.

You will be based within the Gastroenterology service working alongside a team of 8 medical secretaries and 2 support secretaries.   The Gastroenterology service currently supports a substantial workforce of over 10 consultants and 7 Specialist Nurses.

The suitable candidate should have good people skills and be able to prioritise their own workload. Experience of audio typing is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

You will responsible for maintaining patients’ records, processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, producing correspondence from audio/copy and dealing with telephone calls. In addition, you will liaise with Consultants, other Trust staff, and organisations outside of the department in order to resolve queries. You will have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and to deal with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.

Experience is desirable however not essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Support Secretary position available with WUTH.