Medical Secretary- Medical Retina and Uveitis

To provide comprehensive, efficient and confidential secretary service to Consultants, medical staff and their teams. The post holder will work for an extremely busy Consultant and their team, providing support and cover to team members as requires. The specialities covered will be Medical Retina and Uveitis.

Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision and

Values

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the Ophthalmology department at Northampton General Hospital.

We are a very busy and friendly team and are looking to engage an experienced Medical Secretary with sound secretarial and excellent typing and interpersonal skills to take on this busy and varied post.

The successful applicant will become an integral part of an efficient team providing secretarial support to consultants within the Department.

A sound knowledge of medical terminology and experience in the use of hospital based IT systems would be an advantage as well as an understanding of patient pathways.

Excellent organisation and diary management skills are essential for this post.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicole Banks Job title: Administration Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01604 545984