Assistant Med Sec - OphthalmologyNHS

Job summary

Do you enjoy a challenge and like working in a busy environment? We are looking a full-time Assistant Medical Secretary (37.5 hours per week) to work with our Ophthalmology Admin team.

This is a very busy department and the post holder must have the ability to work under pressure. Previous experience in Healthcare in Admin is desirable but not essential. The post holder will be expected to have good communication skills and be able to liaise effectively and efficiently with colleagues, professionals and patients.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to start out your career within Administration in the NHS - We are offering a supportive and progressive role, with high job satisfaction.

The role will offer the individual a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, dealing with a large multidisciplinary team on a daily basis. The individual will be engaging with different departments and colleagues throughout the hospital, both Clerical and Clinical.

Job description

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.

About us

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.