Support Secretary

2 weeks ago


Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time
This role is for NHS Professionals. We have a number of Support Secretary placements available to support University Hospital Plymouth. These roles can last anything from a few weeks to a few months.

Job Purpose:

To provide a comprehensive support medical secretarial service to an allocated clinical area in an efficient and timely manner

Key Dimensions:

To support the medical secretarial team with:

  • Responsible to undertake the role of support medical secretary to an allocated clinical team
  • Ensuring strict adherence and compliance to all Trust Policies and procedures

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

  • Following introduction of voice recognition technology to ensure clinic letters are prepared for printing and distribution.
  • To support the medical secretary in providing secretarial and administrative service to an allocated clinical team.
  • Ensure accurate messages are taken for clinical team and delivered in timely manner.
  • Assist with telephone enquiries from patients, GPs and other agencies in a courteous and helpful manner. Refer to medical secretary for advice when appropriate.
  • Assist in sorting and dealing with incoming post and distributing as necessary.
  • Assist medical secretary in providing administrative support to clinical team in respect of work relating to teaching, research, NHS medical reports, charities and publications, including arranging meetings, agendas and minutes.
  • Undertake routine office duties including note tracing, photocopying, filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records when required.
  • Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and take the initiative as and when required.
  • Ensure effective communication with all members of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Assist medical secretary in the co-ordination of specialty in-patient and out-patient waiting lists within the framework of the Waiting List Management Policy.
  • Ensure comprehensive working knowledge of iPM commensurate with role.
  • Ensure Choose and Book referral letters are processed and directed to appropriate appointment office in line with Administration Guidance Notes.
  • Ensure all hospital case notes arriving into and departing from the department are traced on iPMS (Information Patient Management System).
  • Required to cover admin and clerical colleagues during times of absence or increased workload as requested by line manager.
  • To carry out any other clerical duties as determined by the line manager.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: - 6 months

Part-time hours: per week

Salary:
£10.37-£18.97 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location
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