Medical Secretary - Cardiology (INTERNAL)

Job overview

Medical Secretary - Cardiology

The purpose of this job is to be responsible for providing a full secretarial and PA service to the Cardiology Department.

The role involves working for Consultants and their team, typing clinical correspondence, reports, etc using the digital system, general administrative duties within the Cardiology team, but there may need to be flexibility in working throughout the Medical Division as service needs require.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to consultants, visiting consultants, junior medical doctors and clinical nurse specialists.
• To supervise and take responsibility for assistant medical secretaries and departmental clerk.
• To ensure all referrals are date stamped with date of arrival and entered on to waiting list daily.
• To monitor e-Referral system daily, print referrals for Consultant’s approval, accept/change referrals as appropriate.
• To ensure all referrals are graded by consultant and appointments booked according to clinical need, in chronological order adhering to clinic booking rules.
• To ensure EPR (Electronic Patient Record System) data is correct at all times adhering to 18 week waiting time guidance.
• To be responsible for waiting list management for inpatients and outpatients.
• Understanding and adherence to the Trust’s Patient Access Policy, with particular focus on RTT and cancer performance standards.
• To support and participate in the introduction and development of AI transcription systems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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