NHS
Breast Medical Secretary
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Job Description
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- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written, grammatical and verbal skills
- Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and able to make decisions and meet deadlines
- Ability to work as a team member
- Excellent time management skills
- Demonstrate calm, methodical and accurate approach when under pressure
- Demonstrate a flexible, professional, positive approach to tasks
- Extensive knowledge of: Word, Excel, E-mail, Internet, Intranet, Full secretarial procedures, Medical terminology, Confidentiality/data Protection Act
- Medical or other senior secretarial level experience
- Powerpoint
- Previous acute sector experience
- Medical secretarial qualification, RSA3, NVQ3 or other professional secretarial qualification/experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written, grammatical and verbal skills
- Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and able to make decisions and meet deadlines
- Ability to work as a team member
- Excellent time management skills
- Demonstrate calm, methodical and accurate approach when under pressure
- Demonstrate a flexible, professional, positive approach to tasks
- Extensive knowledge of: Word, Excel, E-mail, Internet, Intranet, Full secretarial procedures, Medical terminology, Confidentiality/data Protection Act
- Medical or other senior secretarial level experience
- Powerpoint
- Previous acute sector experience
- Medical secretarial qualification, RSA3, NVQ3 or other professional secretarial qualification/experience
Job summary
To work as a Medical Secretary within the Breast department, including diary management, taking lead responsibility for the Breast consultants within the team. Provide support to associated medical team typing and distributing clinic notes, discharge summaries and following up further appointments and tests as required. To be proficient in knowledge and use of medical terminology and IT.
You will be working as part of a team of Breast secretary's, liaising with the booking teams regarding patient queries.
Main duties of the job
Organise the day to day running of the office, including opening the post or other enquiries and actioning as necessary, independently of, or with the guidance of one of the breast Consultants.
The team consists of Consultants, Registrars, SHO and FY1s. There are also CNSs, who work cross site between Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospital.
Please note, we are a cross site trust and there will be travel to both Tunbridge Wells Pembury hospital as well as Maidstone.
About us
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
o At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).o Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefitso Blue Light card eligibilityo And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Date posted
14 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
359-7050216-T2-A
Job locations
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone Hospital
ME16 9QQ
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Job responsibilities
Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Job responsibilities
Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Skills
Essential
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Skills
Essential
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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 details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone Hospital
ME16 9QQ
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Address
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone Hospital
ME16 9QQ
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.