Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Prioritise workload including typing of clinics, letters, timetables/rota's, and consultant queries. Ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team. Sort and deal with all correspondence, keeping a satisfactory record and filing system. Collate results with patient case notes, ensuring that they are seen and actioned promptly by the relevant clinician.
Take appropriate actions with regard to telephone calls from patients, GPs and other agencies using initiative, within Trust guidelines. Maintain an up to date diary for the Consultants / team, inform relevant staff of cancelled and reduced outpatient sessions due to Consultant leave, annual leave, expenses, on-call commitments, CME, MDT's and Directorate meeting. To obtain hospital case notes when required by the Consultant and/or team. Required to cover for other colleagues during annual leave/sickness or peak workloads.
booking appointment's and liaising with bookings. Arrange patient admissions as directed by the Consultant/team, taking into account clinical priority ensuring that any relevant investigations or pre-assessment appointments are booked. Ensuring that booking guidelines are followed and reminder service actioned in a timely manner. Where necessary liaise with other Consultants and departments when required.
Ensure that appropriate clinic follow up is actioned as appropriate, i.e. out patient appointments, investigations, add patients to waiting list, re-admissions and referrals to other Consultants/departments. Ensure timely despatch of clinical letters to GPs. Obtain reports/results ensuring that Consultant /or Medical team see them and action in a timely manner.
Ensure that all results, reports and letters are accurately filed in medical notes. General Admin, including adding referrals to IPM. Provide other secretarial assistance to the team as required, typing up correspondence, references for junior staff and administration and maintain filing system of this correspondence. Exposure to distressing/emotional circumstances i.e.
typing letters of a distressing nature, dealing with distressed, anxious and angry patients and relatives in person or by telephone. Requirement to exert physical effort when dealing with quantities of notes and x-rays and when retrieving notes from outpatients after Consultant clinics each week and filing them in the office to await typing. Requirement to work at a VDU screen for at least 75% of the working day.
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Medical Secretary
7 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeResponsible for providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the senior medical and management teams within the Cluster Group, in an efficient and timely manner. Contribute to the effective delivery of patient care through knowledge of consultant practice and hospital systems. **Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well...
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Medical Secretary
7 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Nuffield Health Full timeHEAD OFFICE Medical Secretary **Medical Secretary** Plymouth Hospital | Department | Permanent contract | Full time Competitive salary 37.5 hours per week Nuffield Health is here to take care of the nation’s wellbeing. But to keep doing the right thing for customers and patients, our colleagues need the right level of support. That’s why we’re...
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Medical Secretary
7 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJOB PURPOSE The post holder will work at the Community Mental Health Service, Cumberland Centre and will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive medical secretary service to consultants and the multi-disciplinary team. There will be a requirement to also provide medical secretary cover to the Community Mental Health Service Avon team when...
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Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeResponsible for the full secretarial and administrative service to the consultant(s) and his/her medical team (where appropriate). Take appropriate action with regard to telephone calls from parents/carers of patients, GPs and other agencies using initiative, within broad guidelines outlined by the consultant(s)/directorate manager. Ensure accurate messages...
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Medical Secretary Professional
2 weeks ago
Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJob Overview">We are seeking an experienced and skilled Medical Secretary to join our team at Livewell Southwest. As a Medical Secretary, you will provide comprehensive secretarial support to the SORT Consultants and the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).About the Role">This is a full-time position with an estimated salary of $45,000 - $60,000 per annum,...
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Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeThe Microbiology department within the Pathology Service Line is looking for a Band 4 Medical Secretary to join the administration and clerical team to commence as soon as possible. You will have excellent organisational, secretarial and communication skills. Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status...
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Medical Secretary
7 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeThe role is demanding and interesting and will require someone who is flexible and able to work in a busy environment, has attention to detail and the skill to manage a variety of tasks to meet deadlines within the service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable and motivated individual to join our team. The post-holder will be working closely with...
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Medical Secretary
7 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeYour role will be to provide a comprehensive, effective and timely secretarial support to -Livewell Community Substance misuse service Non-medical prescribers and Doctors. You will actively organise own workload in an efficient and productive manner. You will liaise with all colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, and with internal departments and...
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Medical Secretary Team Lead
2 days ago
Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJob Title:Medical Secretary Team LeadAbout the Role:We are seeking an experienced and skilled Medical Secretary to join our team at Livewell Southwest. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial support to our consultants and multidisciplinary team, ensuring seamless continuity of patient treatment.Main Responsibilities:Provide timely...
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Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeTo provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to the Lithotripsy Service in an efficient and timely manner. Booking patient appointments for their lithotripsy Typing clinic letters Attending MDT and actioning the outcomes in a timely manner Monitoring the PTL and ensuring patients are booked in a timely manner Ensure effective communication...
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Medical Secretary Professional
7 days ago
Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom CV-Library Full timeJob DescriptionThis Medical Secretary position involves providing administrative support to a busy medical team in Exeter.Main ResponsibilitiesTyping letters, reports, and associated documentation.Liaising with external agencies, including hospitals and community services.Maintaining accurate referrals databases and processing referrals using the...
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Medical And Team Secretary
4 weeks ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJob summary hours per week.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivatedand enthusiastic individual to join the Psychiatric Liaison Service, based atDerriford Hospital, employed by Livewell.This role is hours per week,this will include some weekends.The post holder will be supporting highlyskilled mental health consultants and clinicians.Our...
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Medical and Team Secretary
1 month ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJob summary hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivatedand enthusiastic individual to join the Psychiatric Liaison Service, based atDerriford Hospital, employed by Livewell. This role is hours per week,this will include some weekends. The post holder will be supporting highlyskilled mental health consultants and...
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Medical Secretary
1 month ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeJob summary hours per week. A new opportunity has become available for anadditional part-time Medical Secretary to complete our administrative team withinthe Specialist Outreach Recovery Team (SORT) and our small 9 bedded unit basedat Mount Gould Hospital. Are you an experienced, highly flexible MedicalSecretary or an enthusiastic administrator that...
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Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full timeSystmOne. To receive routine information, which is at times highly confidential and deal with appropriately. Support the teams with information for audits etc when necessary. To ensure that general administrative tasks (e.g. photocopying, faxing, filing, minute taking etc.) are carried out in a timely manner. Draft correspondence as directed by Senior...
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Rei Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timePRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY 1. Following the introduction of voice recognition technology and Medisoft, to take responsibility for clinic admin preparation and distribution in a timely and effective manner. 2. Responsible for the full secretarial and administrative service to the consultant(s) and their medical team (as appropriate). 3....
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Medical Secretary
8 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timePlease refer to attached JD for full understanding of the role or contact Jo Ford. We are looking for an enthusiastic and demonstrably experienced Medical Secretary to join our team to support the Consultant Histopathologist team.
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Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeProvide and deliver a high standard of full secretarial service to the Consultant and/or group of clinical staff using a varied range of work procedures. **Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as...
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Support Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeTo support the Medical Secretaries in providing a comprehensive medical secretarial service to the consultants, allied health professionals, nursing team, junior medical staff in an effective and timely manner. This post is part of a professional multi-skilled team working across the administration service. The key responsibilities of this role are the...
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Administrator Medical Secretary
6 months ago
Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full timeAn exciting opportunity has arisen within the Dermatology Directorate for a full time, Band 3 Administrator Medical Secretary to join the nursing and clerical teams based at Rowan House. The post will be 37.5 hours a week working Monday to Friday. We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable and motivated individual to join our team. The post-holder will be...