Medical Secretary

Job overview

We are currently looking to recruit to a Medical Secretary post within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based in the Sandwell Locality at Hallam Hospital.

We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Secretary, who can provide an efficient secretarial support service to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their medical team.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, exercising judgement and initiative to prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload. In addition to general medical secretarial duties the post-holder will prioritise workload to ensure patients’ medical records are kept up-to-date, book appointments, co-ordinate Clinics and  home visits, liaise with wards regarding inpatients and complete discharge summaries in a timely manner.  You will be required to use various computerised systems, e.g. Microsoft Office, Outlook and patient administration systems (eg; RIO) to input referrals and make appointments where required, together with audio transcription via a digital dictation system (Bighand). Please note that full training will be provided on the relevant IT systems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Secretary, who can provide an efficient secretarial support service to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their respective team in Adult Psychiatry.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, be extremely organised and have exemplary secretarial/administrative skills.  This role is very busy and demanding, with competing demands and deadlines to meet.  We require an individual who is able to work on their own initiative and also as part of a wider team.

The post holder will be required to have the AMSPAR Diploma together with medical secretarial experience, or be able to demonstrate significant experience in a similar role.  Experience and understanding of patient information systems would be advantageous.  MS Office experience is essential as you may be required to use all packages within the role.