Medical Secretary, Trauma & Orthopaedics (Band 3)

You should be education to a good standard (GCSE or equivalent, including Maths and English) or have an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration. You should have 2 years previous secretarial/administrative experience, some of which within an acute medical setting. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential together with good organisational and planning skills. RSA II typewriting/Audio/Word processing qualification would be an advantage, as would audio typing skills. You should also have knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures and software programmes. An understanding of medical terminology would be advantageous.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care and Bensham Hospital all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.