Medical Secretary, Plastic's Department

Job overview

To provide a specialised, comprehensive and confidential clinical administration and secretarial service to Plastic Surgery Consultants and their teams. The post holder will deliver a high-quality, patient-centred service in accordance with Trust, departmental and national standards.

This role is ideal for an experienced Medical Secretary with strong typing expertise and a thorough understanding of clinical correspondence standards, looking to contribute to a busy and patient-focused Plastic Surgery service.

This is a busy and demanding role within a high-volume specialty. The post holder must be able to work effectively under pressure, particularly in managing short-notice cancer pathway targets and urgent clinical  priorities.

Please be advised that sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

• Provide full secretarial support to consultants and ensure all clinical documentation is up to date
• Accurately type and format clinical letters, reports and general correspondence to a high standard within agreed timescales.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the required structure and layout of clinical letters, ensuring all correspondence meet Trust standards.
• Use MModal transcribe software to understand complex medical terminology accurately.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Manage outpatient and inpatient waiting lists in line with local and national targets (including 28 day 31/62 cancer pathway targets).
• Liaise with Booking Centre, Patient Access, Theatres and Ward teams to ensure smooth coordination of the patient pathway.
• Schedule clinics, surgical procedures and admissions, maximising service efficiency and theatre utilisation.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.