Trust Medical Secretary

4 days ago

Norwich, United Kingdom Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a conscientious, enthusiastic, highly motivated and organised Trust Secretary to join the Norfolk and Waveney Urology Service. Urology is a busy and innovative specialty which treats problems of the urinary system and the genitourinary tract. This is a substantive post and will be based at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital working alongside both medical and nursing team.

Interview Date: 12th July 2024

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a methodical approach to work, be extremely well organised and have a flexible attitude incorporating our Trust PRIDE values. Good communication skills are essential to this post. The successful candidate must be able to work in a team and candidate will be responsible for supporting the Urology Secretarial Team, and act as a point of contact for all communications between the Consultant, patients, relatives, all hospital staff, General Practitioners and their staff and outside agencies, maintaining a close working relationship between consultants and patients as appropriate. Assist in the management of the office administration of the Consultant and designated clinical team. Provide an effective administrative secretarial service, ensuring continuity of service during the Consultant's absence.

This role includes a range of administrative duties using Trust systems to record and maintain patient records. Good IT skills in addition to the willingness and commitment to learn multiple Trust IT systems are necessary.

All aspects of this role should be carried out in line with Trust Policies and Procedures on data collection and confidentiality. Confidentiality in all matters is of the utmost importance.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service Multi Faith prayer room Discounted gym memberships Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site Free 24-hours confidential counselling support On-site Nursery On-site cafes offering staff discounts Support in career development Flexible staff bank Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Deal efficiently and effectively with direct and indirect ( telephone, face to face) enquires from patients, all levels of medical and nursing staff, GPs, Social Services and other health professionals and staff. Respond to enquiries, providing routine and non-routine information and non-clinical advice, resolving problems where possible. Communicate appropriately with patients who may be fearful, aggressive or have sensitive concerns needing reassurance and who may present difficulties in communication Attend to all communications, for example, emails, faxes, investigation results on a daily basis and prioritising and actioning as required Accurately transcribe all correspondence by touch typing from audio / digital dictation or shorthand using knowledge of medical terminology. Generate routine and non-routine correspondence independently. Assist patients and their Carers by arranging translation/interpretation facilities. Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and understanding of Trust RTT policy. Update RTT in accordance with Trust guidelines. Assist the Administration and Clerical team with data management utilising PAS and other departmental patient databases

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good general standard of literacy and numeracy RSA III or equivalent experience

Desirable

Knowledge of medical terminology/AMSPAR qualification

Experience

Essential

Working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook

Skills

Essential

Able to work both independently and as part of a team Customer care skills, diplomacy, sensitivity and ability to analyse situations

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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