Neonatal Medical Secretary

Job overview

To provide a full confidential secretarial service to Consultant Neonatalogists and the team.

Carry out duties as defined by the Service Administration Manager to meet the needs of the service.

To manage and prioritise own workload and work independently to defined policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced part time Medical Secretary to join the Neonatal Secretarial Department based at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. Working days are fixed on Thursday and Friday.

It is essential that the post holder is an organised and motivated individual with excellent audio-typing and interpersonal skills, plus a sound knowledge of medical terminology. The successful candidate will be expected to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across the department as required.

The successful post holder must be reliable and flexible to meet service needs and used to working in a busy and demanding environment, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills. They will be able to work on their own initiative, exercising judgement to solve any problems arising.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable