Medical Secretary - Community Paediatric Department

This is a demanding role which requires excellent organisational skills. You will be expected to provide comprehensive secretarial support to a number of clinicians, managing diaries, and scheduling clinics, ensuring all paperwork required is available. You will outcome appointments and manage waiting lists. You will prepare and distribute correspondence following appointments, and will ensure EHCP reports are uploaded to the system appropriately. You will deal with a large volume of calls to the office. You will provide back up to the Safeguarding Administrator when she is absent from the office, which may involve organising Child Protection Medicals, Initial Health Assessments or Adoption Medicals for Children, ensuring statutory timescales are met.

Applicants should be highly motivated and have the ability to work on their own initiative, but also be happy to work as part of a team. Previous secretarial experience is essential. A high level of accuracy and attention to detail is required for this role.

You will deal with a considerable number of calls from referrers and parents/carers, and it's therefore essential that you have a calm, empathetic approach.

You will work within a small friendly team all of whom support each other when necessary.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Essential

Essential: - Able to produce accurate and timely documentation for approval by clinician

Desirable: - Good understanding of patient-centred care

Desirable

Essential: - Understanding of the need for a flexible and adaptive approach

Desirable: - Good understanding of role boundaries

Experience

Essential: - Proven previous administrative experience