P.A /Medical Secretary to Inpatient Consultants and Therapies Lead

To provide proactive Medical Secretary and P.A. services to the Consultant Psychiatrists and their medical teams, including maintaining an electronic diary of appointments, taking messages, drafting correspondence/replies and dealing with confidential information relating to patients and medical staff. Emphasis on organising admission and discharge planning meetings, monitoring mental health act due dates and aligning this with the medical team to meet all deadlines.

Contribute to the implementation and administration of computer data collection systems ensuring information is recorded accurately and on a regular and timely basis.

To ensure the provision of an effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the wider clinical team including dealing with telephone enquiries, relatives, GP'S, social workers and other agencies maintaining good communication between all of the Adult Inpatient Teams and Services.

To maintain and co-ordinate annual leave and study leave for the Consultants ensuring the service is adequately covered.

When required to maintain confidential files concerning patients' correspondence, reports and departmental matters in line with NHS procedures

To collect and submit statistical returns for the teams.

To maintain up to date data scanning and filing system and provide statistics as and when required.

The post holder may be required to process distressing information relating to service users, e.g. typing letters/mental health reports.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

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