Medical Secretary

2 weeks ago

Coventry, United Kingdom University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Medical Secretary in Ophthalmology within Universities Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

We are seeking to appoint a Medical Secretary with the following skills and experience:
- Working within a senior admin role with secretarial experience
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
- Good team player who is also able to work on own initiative
- Good Organisational Skills
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Professional approach
- Flexibility and Commitment

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

This is a full time post and may include working evenings and weekends. There may also be a need to work at St Cross and UHCW.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviour’s Framework and Values Based Recruitment Fact sheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

You will need to be proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office packages. In addition to this, experience in the use of patient administration systems would be advantageous.

To act as a senior point of contact to ensure all enquiries are effectively managed and successfully resolved within a prompt timescale, ensuring all relevant personnel are informed as necessary and an appropriate record is maintained.

To ensure, wherever possible, that all clinical documentation is up-to-date, in an orderly fashion and available whenever clinical decisions are being made, reporting exceptional circumstances where necessary. This will require: effective collaboration with all relevant personnel to maintain an
efficient administrative system; prompt transcription, manipulation and distribution of appropriate correspondence.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

To ensure the effective organisation of all patients under the care of the consultant and his/her team in accordance with Local and National policy and targets. This will require effective collaboration with: the Booking Centre and Patient Access team to ensure the waiting list is up-todate and accurate at all times; Outpatient Access team and General Managers to monitor the utilisation and effectiveness of outpatient clinics, ensuring that
established Patient Access Policy and procedures are adhered to; Theatre, Diagnostic and Ward teams to ensure that the elective care pathway for all patients is seamless and sensitive to their needs.

**To support team members. This will require**: demonstrating and explaining Departmental practices and procedures; undertaking appropriate training and development with new and existing staff ensuring high standards of practice are maintained at all times; providing cross-cover on a
reciprocal basis in the absence of colleagues and providing day to day supervision where required.

To implement and maintain an efficient office management system/procedures to enable the consultant and his/her team to optimise their patient care services. This will require: effective management of the consultant’s time, managing schedules and leave arrangements ensuring appropriate and timely communications with all relevant personnel;
arranging meetings/events; composing and transcribing minutes proactively ensuring actionpoints are raised and comple

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