Medical Secretary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time post to join our friendly team in Neurology department at the QEQM hospital.

Provide comprehensive administrative, clerical and audio typing support to consultants and their teams.

Work in a team based secretarial service providing support for each other and ensuring continuity of the service.

Act as first point of contact on behalf of the consultant team and the Trust and deal effectively and courteously with all enquiries from GPs, patients and other departments.

Assess all enquiries, deal with effectively and proactively manage these enquiries to ensure a safe and smooth pathway for all our patients.

Prioritise workload, working on own initiative to ensure patients are seen in a timely fashion and in line with Trust policies in respect of targets.

Audio clinical letters and other correspondence as required by the Consultant and his team and within agreed timeframes. Proactively take forward any instructions from the medical team. Ensure clinics are always fully utilised.

Use of multiple IT systems EPR, PAS, EDN.

For more information please contact Kayleigh McIntyre on 01227 868693

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.