Medical Secretary

3 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Do you want to make a difference to patient care?

Do you thrive in a busy, friendly and supportive office environment where priorities can change throughout the day?

Do you enjoy thinking on your feet, working independently as well as collaboratively with your team?

Do you have excellent typing skills, a pass in GCSE English Language or equivalent and a strong secretarial background?

We want to hear from you

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Child Health Department as a Band 3 Medical Secretary, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Your excellent organisational skills will support you with the competing demands of working in an office environment within a dynamic team of medical secretaries supporting the medical team and the families/representatives of our patients.

You will be responsible for providing comprehensive secretarial support to our consultants and team of post graduate doctors in an efficient, timely manner by assisting them in the organisation of their workload, managing their diaries and liaising with families, amongst other duties. Experience of working with the public would be an advantage.

You will work independently as well as collaboratively with your team members to complete daily tasks.

We encourage you to contact the Child Health Co-ordinator to plan a visit to the department prior to interview.

You will need to be a team player, with experience of working in an office environment. Experience of dealing with the public will be an advantage.

You will need to have good communication skills to converse with medical teams throughout the Trust as well as parents/cares and other organisations.

Making a difference in patient care within Child Health.

Organisation is key to this role as daily duties will include managing consultant diaries.

Ensuring that patients are booked into clinic and following up on outcomes from outpatient and inpatient visits.

We became the first NHS organisation in England to join-up hospital and community care with social care.

We are proud pioneers in integrating health and social care nationally.

We provide health and social care services to our people in their own homes or in their local community.

We also run Torbay Hospital (providing acute hospital services) as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive administration team within the Child Health Directorate., whom are part of a thriving innovative Trust who value both patients wellbeing as well as the the health and well being of their staff.

The Child Health directorate looks after all manner of childhood hospital admissions and outpatient pathways from 0-18 yrs.

The Administration team are integral to these pathways and are often the first point of contact both for professionals and service users.

A highly rewarding part of this role can be the relationships you build with families using the service; making a difference to patient care and the overall experience in the hospital setting.

Why work with us
- To provide a administrative service that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual and to understand what our patients/customers need and be adaptable and responsive
- To work as part of a team demonstrating effective communication, and working collaboratively with colleagues inside and out of the department.
- To manage diaries and undertake a varied number of administrative tasks to meet the demands of the service and those working within the Department
- To deal with telephone queries from parents/carers, GPs, social services, medical and nursing staff and other professional bodies efficiently and ensuring discretion and confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Making a difference in Patient care within Child Health
- You will need to have good communication skills to converse with medical teams throughout the Trust as well as parents/carers and other teams, both internal and external.

Organisation is key to this role, where duties include some clinic bookings, following up on outcomes from outpatient and inpatient visits.

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.


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