Medical Secretary

The role is to provide secretarial support to a number of consultants, junior doctors and Nurses. There are multiple clinics weekly, , appointments to be scheduled often at short notice. The phone line is extremely busy and messages need to be dealt with appropriately or passed to the clinicians, the phones need to be covered during core hours.

Clinic cancellations need to be done giving good notice to the Outpatient Department to take down the clinics if Consultants, Nurses are on leave or unable to attend clinic. The secretary provides all aspects of administrative support to the whole team and provides cross cover with other secretaries in the team during absence for sickness and annual leave.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most., Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.