Medical Secretary - Rheumatology

Job overview

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, well-motivated Secretary to join our Team providing comprehensive secretarial support to the Rheumatology team at Furness General Hospital. Current or recent Secretarial experience, with experience of typing at RSA II or equivalent, is important, together with a good standard of English. Knowledge of medical terminology and IT systems would be an advantage, although training will be given.

You will be required to work flexibly, the successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organisational skills and have the ability to work well in a Team and adapt to change as required to support the MECCS Division. The maintenance of patient confidentiality and excellent customer care skills are essential.

Main duties of the job

This is an ideal opportunity for personal development enabling the post holder to develop their skills and knowledge working alongside medical and nursing staff within this busy, but friendly environment.

• To provide a full secretarial service for the relevant departments, ensuring clinic letters, discharge summaries, medical reports are accurately generated using digital dictation within a 5-day turnaround
• To work in close liaison with Operational Management, Team Leaders, medical staff/ clinicians to ensure that the patient’s 18 week journey is not breached and targets are met.
• Provide administration and secretarial support for the relevant speciality meetings which may require accurate minute taking
• Liaise and mediate between patients, relatives, General Practitioners and all medical staff, exercising initiative and excellent interpersonal skills to ensure that such contact is sensitive, empathetic and effective.
• To work cohesively as a team in a supportive environment.
• Be able to work flexibly across the workforce model within the MECCS Division as a whole.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.