Secretary/Scheduler Orthopedics

As a secretary within orthopedics, you fulfill an important supporting and facilitating role. Through your proactive and enthusiastic attitude, you ensure maximum support for the orthopedic surgeons.

Additionally, you also fulfill an important administrative task for the benefit of patient care.
Your duties consist of:

• Schedule planning (in Medspace);

• Managing multiple complex calendars;

• Managing mailboxes;

• Monitoring action items and deadlines;

• Taking minutes at meetings.

• Organizing and preparing meetings;

• Answering telephone calls and providing information of a general nature;

• Handling email correspondence, mail processing, and archiving;

• Performing administrative tasks (also for the benefit of patient care);

• Handling (medical) correspondence.

The medical department of Orthopedics is part of the Center for Movement of the Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and has both a general regional and a top-clinical function within the complex disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Within the medical department of Orthopedics, the spearheads of patient care, research, and education are addressed by 16 staff members, 2 scientific staff members, 15 assistants (AIOS/ANIOS), and 7 physician assistants (PA).

As of January 1, 2027, there is a vacancy within the department for a secretary to support the staff of the orthopedics department. Additionally, you will be involved in schedule planning. You will work in a team of 6 secretaries, most of whom work part-time. The office manager is your direct supervisor.

• Completed training as a (medical) secretary;

• You are proactive, accurate, and independent;

• You are a stress-resistant team player;

• You are flexible, collegial, and customer-oriented;

• You like to go the extra mile to relieve someone of their worries;

• Excellent command of the Dutch (and English) language;

• Knowledge of Medspace is an advantage;

• Preferably knowledge of medical terminology;

• Proficiency in MS Office.

To start successfully in this role, it is important that you have a good command of the Dutch language (minimum B2 level) due to contact with, among others, patients and colleagues. Additionally, it is a requirement that you are permitted to work in the Netherlands (EU/EEA nationality or a valid work permit).

Do you meet these job requirements? Then we will go for you!

​Depending on education and experience, the salary is at least € 3,126.- and at most € 4,182.- gross per month for a full-time appointment. This salary is exclusive of holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% of your gross annual salary. 

This concerns an employment contract of 1 year for an average of 24 hours per week in accordance with article 2.4.2 Cao umc, being a temporary contract preceding an employment contract for an indefinite period as referred to in paragraph 3 of article 2.3 Cao umc.

At Maastricht UMC+, we ensure that you have everything to make your contribution to ultimate care. The right employment conditions belong with that. Read here what we offer you.

For more information about the position, please contact L. Liégeois-Bouvrie, Office Manager Orthopedics, reachable at tel. 043-387 5033 / 06-29633749 or via email l.liegeois.bouvrie@mumc.nl. Want to shadow for a day? That is also a possibility!

For information about the application procedure, follow this link. General information about employment conditions and working at Maastricht UMC+ can be found here. Unable to find the answer to your question? Please contact the Recruitment team.

Interviews will be held in week 47-48.
Applications for this vacancy can be submitted up to and including November 15.

We recruit our candidates ourselves and do not work with external agencies for this vacancy.