Medical Secretary

Job summary

The post holder will contribute to the smooth running of the Sexual Health (including Young Persons) & HIV service by acting as a focal point of communication between patients, doctors, nurses and other medical staff including providing comprehensive clerical support and excellent patient care. The post holder will ensure confidential and sensitive information is kept secure and that all work will be carried out in accordance with the Trusts policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

Medical Secretary - Band 4

( hours per week)

A vacancy has arisen for a hour per week post in the Sexual Health & HIV team as a medical secretary.

Key duties include providing an efficient, high quality specialised secretarial support the clinicians within the Sexual Health & HIV department, maintaining information on the hospital administration system, processingpatient referrals and results, dealing directly with enquiries in person and on the telephone from patients and GP's, liaising with other directorates, and general administrative and secretarial duties.

Interview Date: TBC

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

NVQ Level 3 secretarial/administrative qualification or appropriate experience A level education with good numeracy and literacy or equivalent experience

Desirable

AMSPAR Medical Secretary Diploma or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working as Personal Assistant/Medical Secretary Experience of minute taking Experience of typing letters from dictation/recording

Desirable

Previous NHS experience

Knowledge & Understanding

Desirable

Working knowing of Clinical IT system (Cerner and MillCare) Advanced knowledge of medical terminology

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