NS249284 Medical Secretary

Medical Secretary, Gynaecology

Band 4, 29.25 hours per week. Permanent

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

The post The post holder will work alongside the Medical Secretaries in the Gynaecology Department at ARI to provide secretarial and administrative support to a team of Consultants and their medical and nursing staff.

This is a very busy but rewarding post that involves a variety of tasks including waiting list management and audio typing. The post holder will be responsible for covering colleagues during periods of leave and supporting with high workload demand. This is a great opportunity to learn about the Medical Secretary role within an extremely busy environment.

Days and hours of work are negotiable with the successful candidate between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm Monday to Friday. The post is 29.25 hours (part-time).

What We Love To See The ideal candidate should have previous secretarial, Audio Typist, or PA experience with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. The ability to touch type with experience of audio typing is 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.

It’s 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. 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 Alana McCrory, Assistant Secretarial Service Manager, at [email protected]. Please note all applications must be made via the NHS Scotland Recruitment Website.

Interviews will take place on 15th/16th July

Please note we do not accept CVs 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.