Senior Trust Medical Secretary - Oncology & Haematology

Job overview

Are you looking for a career in the NHS? Are you looking to work in a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to work in a large multidisciplinary team, where you can make a difference and improve services for our patients? If so, we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking and compassionate individual to join the team as a Trust Medical Secretary to oversee the Oncology directorate. The Oncology and Haematology Directorate consists of Outpatients within the Colney Centre, Mulbarton Ward and Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy treatment areas.

As part of this busy and exciting role, you will support the Department by acting as a point of contact for all communications between the consultants, patients, relatives, all hospital staff, General Practitioners and their staff and outside agencies, maintaining a close working relationship between consultants and patients as appropriate. Assist in the management of the office administration of the Consultant and designated clinical team. Provide an effective administrative secretarial service and ensuring continuity of service during absences.

At NNUH, we strive to provide our staff with their individual developmental needs to achieve their career aspirations. If your aim is to be the best secretary or aspire to go further in your career, we will ensure that we support you either way.

Main duties of the job

We understand and feel passionate about the needs of our patients, and how best to provide for those needs in an intelligent, effective and efficient manner. We would be delighted to receive applications from candidates who are interested in playing an integral role in providing secretarial support in a very busy but friendly department. We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual who enjoys patient contact and working in a friendly, multi-disciplinary environment. The post-holder will be expected to deliver a high-quality service within a performance managed environment. You will work collaboratively to provide a full secretarial and administrative service at a leading Cancer Centre which prides itself on clinical excellence.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills and must be able to work well both in a team, and independently. The successful candidate will also be expected to support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service and are expected to consistently demonstrate the NNUH’s PRIDE values and professionalism.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4211 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.