Assistant Medical Secretary - Haematology

at  Wye Valley NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to support the Clinical Haematology team within the Cancer Services Directorate for 37.5 hours per week or 34 hours per week. The required days of the post will be Monday – Friday.
This is a busy role supporting the Haematology service. We are looking for an individual who will be highly motivated to take on a new challenge, in return this post will offer excellent development opportunities and the option to take part in further administration qualifications.
The successful candidate will require excellent organisational and communication skills, demonstrate the ability to work self-sufficiently, using their own initiative and be willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service. The individual must also have the ability to work well under pressure and have the desire to provide a first class service for patients and the clinical teams.
Previous experience of working within a Healthcare environment is desirable but not essential.
Please see the attached job description for further information and we actively encourage interested candidates to contact the manager to discuss in more detail.
The purpose of this job is to provide secretarial support to the Band 4 Medical Secretaries, Consultants, ACP’s and CNS’s within the Haematology service. The main aspect of the role will be typing letters and reports, dealing with telephone queries and completing general administrative duties as required.
The role is based in the Haematology department but there will need to be flexibility in working throughout the Cancer Services Directorate as service needs require.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
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Please refer the Job description for details