Medical Secretary

Job overview

Water Meadow View is a new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Secretary to join us and support the

Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.  One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to specified Consultant’s and their team. To facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities

• When directed, on behalf of the manager to communicate and correspond with senior/network managers within the network on difficult, sensitive, complex and sometimes contentious issues. This will require a level of negotiating, empathy and reassurance skills to foster cooperation.
• The post holder will screen emails, fax and correspondence addressed to the manager/managers and using judgement to establish the validity and priority of the contact, take action where appropriate, and flag to the manager/managers those that require urgent attention.
• Planning and organising a broad range of complex network wide activities and programmes including regular meetings and other events. This will require the formulation and adjustment of schedules and the ability to respond to competing and occasionally conflicting demands and priorities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.