Medical Secretary

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

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

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

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Qualifications

Essential: - educated to GCSE C/4 level or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable: - AMSPAR or equivalent

Experience

Desirable: - Experience working in an acute hospital setting

Skills and Knowledge