Job vacancy: Band 4 - Medical Secretary, Childrens Services, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford

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Band 4 - Medical Secretary, Childrens Services

Band 4

Main area: Womens and Childrens
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 20 hours per week
Job ref: 360-D-9780

Department name: West Herts - General Staffing
Site: Watford General Hospital
Town: Watford
Salary: £22,987 - £25,365 pa pro rata inc HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/04/2021 23:59

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust!

Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

There are also plans for a digital transformation, new models of care and a multi-storey car park. As well as this, the trust – which won the UK Best Employer Award (Nursing Times 2019) – is applying for teaching hospital status in recognition of its wide and well-renowned role in educating doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the children’s service consultants and medical teams. The role comprises a wide range of specific duties and requires skills in word processing, information technology, communication and organisation as well as a sound knowledge and understanding of medical terminology. The post holder must be willing to undertake any additional training necessary in order to fulfil the role.

Person specification

Your application will be scored against the person specification

Essential criteria

Please see attached Job Description

West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. Overall, the population served by the Trust is relatively affluent, but there are some areas of deprivation.

The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.

As an employer of over 4,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities, if you need help please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Thank you for taking the time for apply for this job at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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.