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We have a vacancy for a medical secretary to join the Medical A&C Department at University Hospital Monklands.
You will provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Duties will include answering patient enquiries, typing dictated clinical letters, maintaining clinicians diary arrangements and maintaining accurately coded and timely records on electronic systems amongst other tasks.
The successful applicant will be qualified to SVQ level 2 (or equivalent experience) and have experience in healthcare administration or in a secretarial role. They will have an understanding of medical terminology, be a team player and have strong communication skills and excellent organisational skills. In addition, they must have audio typing skills and be proficient in using Microsfot Excel.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Sean Farrell, Lead Medical Secretary, at sean.farrell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or 01698 752452
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only , please contact jane.davies@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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