Medical Secretary

Job overview

Medical Secretary - Band 4 - 12 Months Fixed Term 35 hours

Are you an experienced Medical Secretary looking for NHS working opportunities and have fantastic typing and secretarial skills? A great multitasker? A good eye for detail?

As a Medical Secretary, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our highly motivated, enthusiastic Medical Secretaries and work as part of our team on a flexible basis. Our Medical Secretaries provide a confidential medical secretary service to the Consultants and other members of the Clinical Team enabling the delivery of an effective, efficient and timely service to children and families.

You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.

If you enjoy communicating with people, are a good team player with excellent oral and written communication skills, and have a willingness to contribute to positive team working, we would love to hear from you!

You will be expected to liaise with staff and colleagues at all levels. You will have proven administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to tight deadlines. You will need to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in your approach and be able to work to tight deadlines. It is essential that all work is of a consistently high standard and dealt with in a confidential manner.

Main duties of the job

To work autonomously to provide medical secretarial support to consultants, and the department including organising Consultant workload and managing diaries, dealing with office correspondence, which will include complaints and medical legal documents, the tracking of investigations, general typing and dealing with all enquires.

Ensure that there is clear and concise communication with Support Secretary to manage patient pathways using the IT tools provided. The role and duties must be carried out in line with all national and local targets and achieve all KPI’s in line with these.

Responsible for providing an efficient and high quality service to support the Secretarial & Administrative Team in the management of all waiting lists, booking and scheduling and ensuring that targets are met.

Post holder will be required to work as part of a centralised team including other Medical secretaries, Booking & Scheduling Co-Ordinator’s, Secretarial Support Clerks, and Administrative Support Clerks providing cover for colleagues as directed by your manager

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.