Medical Secretary

Job overview

Medical Secretary role available in the Surgical Urology Unit, to help support the Medical PA and the clinical team. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient secretarial service to a Consultant team within the Clinical Unit. They will liaise with all colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, and with internal departments and external agencies to ensure the continuity of patient treatment.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Medical Secretary is key to the efficient management of the consultant firm.  Patient access to healthcare professionals and subsequent treatment planning in the specialist hospital setting relies upon well-co-ordinated organisational and administrative support.  The role of the Medical Secretary has been introduced at the Trust to strengthen the secretarial service, and this job description outlines the responsibilities that the post is likely to encompass. However, a number of the posts differ in their emphasis depending upon the size of the consultant’s clinical practice and administrative team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

Patient access to healthcare professionals and subsequent treatment planning in the specialist hospital setting relies upon good quality organisational and administrative support. The medical secretary is often the first point of contact for users of the Trust’s services, and is central to the co-ordination and effective functioning of the Clinical Unit team.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient secretarial service to a Consultant team within the Clinical Unit. They  will liaise with all colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, and with internal departments and external agencies to ensure the continuity of patient treatment. This is a general job description, and the duties are generic. Not all posts will necessarily incorporate the full range of responsibilities listed, and the emphasis will differ depending upon the structure of the consultant’s secretarial service, and whether the consultant also has an Administrative or Medical P.A.