Medical Secretary

4 weeks ago

Stanmore, United Kingdom Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital prides itself on being the leading centre for the treatment of patients with orthopaedic and neuro-muscular conditions.

This 30 hours/week post offers an excellent opportunity for an keen, enthusiastic and conscientious individual to work within the joint reconstruction and sarcoma service.

The successful candidate will be an individual with excellent administrative and organisational skills, who (preferably) has specialist knowledge of medical terminology and experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will have excellent IT skills and well developed communication skills, plus a working knowledge of a busy office environment.

Experience of working as a secretary within a NHS secondary care setting is preferable.

This is a busy but rewarding role that would best suit a self-motivated and driven individual with a keen eye for detail who is able to prioritise their workload effectively.

As a Medical Secretary for Surgery & Cancer Services (Sarcoma/Hip & Knee) you will be responsible for assisting with the provision of a full secretarial and follow up booking service to the Consultants and their teams. This will include typing, proof reading and general administration duties. As a centre for excellence, you will offer a person-centred approach to the patient experience and pathway.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for assisting in the provision of a full secretarial and follow up booking service to the consultants and their teams in conjunction with the other medical secretaries. The post holder will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary unit and deal with telephone and email queries, audio typing and proof reading of medical and general correspondence, general office administration in line with the Trust guidelines, booking patient appointments in line with Trust guidelines and the 18 week pathway (RTT) rules.

Maintain a high standard of Secretarial support work when carrying out administrative duties in a professional manner.

Ensure compliance with data protection & GDPR.

Demonstrate effective team work and use of own initiative

About us

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients.

RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for delivery in the provision of a high standard of secretarial and administrative services for the Surgery & Cancer Services (Sarcoma/Hip & Knee) consultants and their teams To be responsible for managing the clinical team, through organisation and support, to ensure correspondence is processed in a timely manner To type clinic letters and other clinical or general correspondence from digital audio dictation/proof reading from digital dictation Book all patients appointments working alongside the RTT policy for patients pathways To complete urgent correspondence from and required for multidisciplinary meetings, within locally agreed timescales. Using specialist knowledge of CScribe and Noteon, ensure all dictation is processed within local and national timescales To provide support for internal meetings, including timely production and circulation of agendas and supporting documentation and minute taking. To oversee all outcomes from clinic, making sure patients attendance / Imaging requests and therapy requests have been actioned by the clinical team Manage the postal systems for incoming and outgoing mail Deal with all incoming telephone enquiries and written queries promptly and efficiently, including appointment booking Work as a team with the other medical secretaries/administrators as directed by the Deputy Service Managers/Service Manager to ensure a high quality service is maintained at all times during office hours Undertake appropriate scanning and filing of correspondence, clinic notes, test results, etc, using Note On Monitor study leave, annual leave and sickness levels for all members of the clinical team, reporting as per unit protocol Ensure clinic session change forms are completed as required Maintain patient information on the Patient Administration System To maintain patient medical notes on Note On according to RNOH medical records policy In conjunction with the referral to treatment team ensure consultant waiting lists are regularly validated to avoid exceeding maximum waiting times Provide cover for other administrative/secretarial staff during times of absence as delegated by the Deputy Service Managers/Service Manager Undertake general office duties, including photocopying, faxing, filing and scanning To promote an open and friendly working environment Prioritise day-to-day activities taking into account any specific requirements of the clinical team Ensure complaints investigated in a timely manner and share outcome with the Deputy Service Managers Attend/Complete all mandatory training Participate in the Appraisal process Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures relevant to your position Person Specification

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential

Good communication and interpersonal skills Good organisation skills & Ability to prioritise workload Ability to work well in a team and on own initiative Ability to multi-task Ability to perform general administrative duties Ability to work to tight deadlines and targets Attention to detail Good customer care skills

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Educated to GCSE 'O' level or equivalent Good standard of English, both written, spoken and grammar Numerate AMSPAR or equivalent Secretarial / Word Processing qualifications Minimum of 1-3 years medical secretarial experience within NHS Hospital care Minimum 1-3 years audio typing experience within NHS Hospital care Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams in a Hospital setting Understand the need for confidentiality and data protection. 18 weeks pathway targets Sound knowledge of secretarial practices and procedures Achieving targets associated with work Excellent working knowledge of Medical terminology

Desirable

Audio typing Qualification Audio typing experience of Orthopaedics and or Sarcoma Knowledge of booking follow up appointments

Analytical & Judgment Skills

Essential

Meticulous Has excellent attention to detail Accurate

Planning & Organisational Skills

Essential

Management of own office environment and workload Adaptable and approachable Happy to provide cross cover Works well with other people Happy to use own initiative

IT Skills

Essential

Confident in use of Microsoft Applications Undertaking audio typing/proofreading of digital dictation

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