Medical Secretary

4 weeks ago


BarrowinFurness, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

We are excited to be able to advertise for a Medical Secretary supporting the Dova Inpatient Unit, Dane Garth, Barrow-in-Furness.

The medical secretary is a key member of the Mental Health Network. They will assist in the provision of effective and efficient services by providing a comprehensive professional secretarial and administrative service to a team of consultants and junior doctors, liaising effectively wherever necessary with other team members and external agencies.

We are looking for a highly motivated, pro-active individual who has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, lots of initiative and is looking for their next challenge.

Main duties of the job

The medical secretary is a key member of the Mental Health Network. They will assist in the provision of effective and efficient services by providing a comprehensive professional secretarial and administrative service to a team of consultants and junior doctors, liaising effectively wherever necessary with other team members and external agencies.

In order to carry out the duties to a professional standard, the medical secretary will be expected to utilise a range of technical skills which may include word processing, use of email and other IT skills, audio transcription and medical/pharmacological terminology. He/she will also be expected to employ highly effective interpersonal and communication skills and will be required to work frequently without direct supervision. The confidential nature of all work concerning patients must be understood and safeguarded and the particular sensitivities to mental health issues respected.

While this is a demanding and busy role, the successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values and standards of behaviour expected by the organisation and meet the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

The post holder will be required to cover for absent colleagues when and where necessary for short periods of time such as annual leave and short-term sickness.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good level of general education including Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent RSA typing/word processing level 3 or equivalent RSA level 3 audio typing skills

Knowledge

Essential

Advanced communication and organisational skills Competent clerical skills

Experience

Essential

Previous secretarial experience Experience in a variety of office environments Minute taking
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