Medical Secretary

The post holder will work independently to provide a secretarial and administrative office function to the Medical Team. Duties will include transcribing medical correspondence, audio typing, undertaking mail and filing duties, retrieving patient’s medical notes, updating patient pathways and scheduling of theatre cases on TOMS system.

They will provide the relevant information to the Waiting List Team as and when required, dealing with patients, relatives, carers and external partners on a regular day to day basis using tact and diplomacy.

Plan own day to day tasks and duties.

Undertake routine typing and audio typing of clinical correspondence.

Update pathways in line with RTT guidelines.

Manage Consultant’s diaries.

Prioritise results, organise clinical activity and patient admissions.

Liaise with patients, General Practitioners and other Health Boards/Trusts to arrange ongoing treatment and care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

**We live by our core values**:
We listen, learn and improve

We treat everyone with respect

We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.