Urology Senior Medical Secretary / Waiting List Officer

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Urology Secretarial / Waiting List Officer Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. As a member of the team, you will assist with managing waiting lists for elective surgery and working in accordance with Government Access targets to ensure patients are treated in line with Trust Access policies. You will also provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary role to named Consultants within the service.

This post is varied and includes contact with patients and many Health Care Professionals.

We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in an environment where demands and priorities change quickly. You must be well organised, able to work on your own initiative and demonstrate confidence in independent decision making.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and effective secretarial, waiting list and administrative service to a Consultant (s) and their medical team.

To administrate waiting lists and organise patient admissions and pre-operative appointments.

To undertake the audio-typing of clinical and non-clinical correspondence within their specialty area.

The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as Patient Centre, Advantis and the Big Hand Digital dictation system.

The successful candidate will possess excellent organisation, communication, typing skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses 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.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.