Assistant Medical Secretary – Orthopaedics

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<h2>Job summary</h2><br/><p><strong>Main area:</strong> Admin T&O</p><br/><p><strong>Grade:</strong> Band 3</p><br/><p><strong>Contract:</strong> Permanent</p><br/><p><strong>Hours:</strong> Full time - 37.5 hours per week</p><br/><p><strong>Job ref:</strong> 229-SUR-6927417</p><br/><p><strong>Employer:</strong> Wye Valley NHS Trust</p><br/><p><strong>Employer type:</strong> NHS</p><br/><p><strong>Site:</strong> Wye Valley NHS Trust</p><br/><p><strong>Town:</strong> Hereford</p><br/><p><strong>Salary:</strong> £24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata</p><br/><p><strong>Salary period:</strong> Yearly</p><br/><p><strong>Closing:</strong> 09/02/2025 08:00</p><br/><h2>Assistant Medical Secretary - Orthopaedics</h2><br/><h2>Band 3</h2><br/><h2>Job overview</h2><br/><p>This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Medical Secretary to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic department within the Head, Neck and Orthopaedic Directorate. The post is a full time permanent position. We need someone who enjoys a challenge and is used to working in a busy environment. You must be able to work on your own initiative and have excellent prioritisation, organisational and interpersonal skills.</p><br/><h2>Main duties of the job</h2><br/><p>The successful candidate will require excellent organisational skills, demonstrate the ability to work independently and as part of a team, using their own initiative and be willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service. Previous experience Typing / Administration in a Healthcare environment is desirable but not essential.</p><br/><h2>Working for our organisation</h2><br/><p>Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we\'d want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it\'s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: \"The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.\" <strong>Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.</strong></p><br/><h2>Detailed job description and main responsibilities</h2><br/><p>Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role. For further information please contact Samantha Webster-Connor <a href=\"#\">[email protected]</a></p> #J-18808-Ljbffr

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