Senior Medical Secretary

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service and support to assigned consultant(s) and their team by:

• Providing a complete medical secretarial service including word processing, audio typing, scanning and the composition of letters. To provide a fast and accurate copy and audio typing service to the department, producing clinic letters and other documents.
• Preparing and organising papers for meetings, attending and taking notes when necessary., To assist the Cardiology Admin Manager in the management of the secretarial staff by:
• Organising and ensuring the smooth running of the secretarial functions within the department, including implementing processes
• Developing computerised systems for managing information and paperwork within the office.
• Carrying out the day to day supervision of secretarial staff within the department
• Carrying out appraisals
To be the department resource and expert in administration process and computer systems by:
• Providing support and ensuring staff receive appropriate training
• Acting as a "trouble shooter".
• Identifying ways of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the functioning of an office / systems
  
  We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
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