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The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Work in accordance with standard operating procedures. The post holder will need a high degree of administration skills as covering multiple sites.
Knowledge and Experience |
Requires knowledge of a full range of secretarial procedures Requires knowledge of Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint Requires extensive office and audio-typing experience Requires to develop an understanding of medical terminology Analytical and Judgemental Skills Requires to exercise judgements when dealing with patient enquiries Requires to interpret, prioritise and resolve patient problems Planning and Organisational Skills Plans and prioritises own work patterns and time Organises Consultant and nurse clinics including reallocating cancellations Ensures effective clinic organisation including preparation, compilation, storage and, retrieval of clinical records in paper and electronic format Organising and maintaining departmental filing and retrieval systems Makes arrangements for training events and meetings Physical skills Advanced keyboard skills Audio-typing skills |
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by colin.maxwell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘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.’
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