Band 4 Medical Secretary Supervisor - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Provide a highly advanced, comprehensive, and confidential medical secretarial service to Consultants and their team. Operate autonomously, managing complex workloads to tight deadlines while demonstrating extensive knowledge of medical terminology, exceptional organisational abilities, and strong leadership skills to support the effective delivery of clinical services.

Key responsibilities include:

Managing diaries, meetings, and theatre schedules.

Supervising clerical staff and trainees.

Typing complex clinical documentation using advanced medical terminology.

Drafting sensitive patient correspondence, handling complex clinical and non-clinical enquiries.

Acting as a key point of contact for GPs, healthcare professionals, patients, and relatives.

Monitoring investigation results, prioritising actions based on clinical need, and maintaining accurate patient records using hospital systems

Managing leave notifications and prioritising incoming correspondence.

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.