Medical Secretary

Job overview

Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply)

Lead in the provision of a comprehensive, professional, effective secretarial and administrative service, for the well-being team. To take a lead within the admin team for Data Quality The post holder is the first point of reference and as such must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement and maintain a calm, friendly and efficient manner when dealing with service users, their relatives, colleagues and visitors.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for ensuring all correspondence is accurately and appropriately presented using current methodologies and medical terminology used by the team.
• To be highly skilled and experienced in the full range of secretarial work practices, software programs, and specialised functional terms.
• To be highly proficient and expert in care notes, advising and guiding others in team, supporting new users and instructing them as necessary.
• To use proficient internet skills to access, search and retrieve data relevant to team.
• To use touch typing, audio and shorthand skills as necessary in daily work to produce work in a timely manner.
• To use knowledge, and experience to meet the needs of the teams by completing non-routine tasks on a daily basis.
• To update skills as necessary and attend mandatory training.
• To work unsupervised, on a daily basis, prioritising own workload, using initiative as to what is routine and what is urgent.
• To use agreed guidelines/procedures and developed knowledge/skills/qualifications when working autonomously and managing own work.
• To participate in yearly appraisals with supervisor/line manager

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed information on job responsibilities, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification