Part-Time Medical Secretary

Medical Secretary

Band 4, 29.6 hours per week

Permanent

Rheumatology

The Medical Secretarial Service have a vacancy for Medical Secretary to join the Rheumatology Team at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This exciting opportunity would be ideal for an experienced secretary looking to expand on their existing knowledge or move in to the medical secretarial team.

The post

The post holder will work as part of the Medical Secretary Team in the Rheumatology Department at ARI to provide secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and their medical and nursing staff. 

Hours of work are negotiable with the successful candidate between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday. The post is part-time at 30 hours per week.

What we love to see

The ideal candidate should have previous Medical Secretary experience or experience in a similar role including scheduling of appointments/diary management, and excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. The ability to touch type with experience of audio typing is also essential.

Who we are

The Medical Secretarial Service provides secretarial and administration support to medical, surgical, and clinical teams across the acute sector of NHS Grampian. The team consists of Medical Secretaries, Audio Typists, Administrators, Filing Clerks, Receptionists, Trainers, PAs, and the Management Team.

There are opportunities for expansion and progression within the Medical Secretarial Service, including expanding your knowledge in to various other medical, surgical, and clinical services, or over time developing in to supervisory, training, or management roles.

Diversity and inclusion

We are focused on hiring the very best talent available, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all background and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience regardless of the outcome.

Its not essential to be in a Medical Secretary role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or considering a move from working in another relevant field such. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work. If you are unsure if this would be the right role for you please read the job description and apply if you meet all of the essential criteria.

For informal enquiries please contact Wendy Walker, Assistant Secretarial Service Manager, at wendy.walker3@nhs.scot. Please note all applications must be made via the NHS Scotland Recruitment Website, no CVs can be considered.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date . Post may close early due to volume of applications.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.