Medical Secretary

Key Areas/Tasks The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the service. The post holder will potentially have work delegated to them by the Operational Services Manager and will be responsible for their own time management and ensure that they are correctly prioritising their workload. The post holder will need to be able to work well under pressure and concentrate in a busy work environment. The post holder will have contact with other members of the secretarial and admin teams, and the clinic team, including Consultants. The ability to communicate effectively with different members of the multidisciplinary team is essential. The post holder will demonstrate good leadership skills, to enable them to improve and support the team and the service. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that accurate, typed, correspondence is sent to patients and other medical professionals within a timely manner and filed in the correct manner. The post holder will ensure that the clinical capacity is utilised by contacting patients to attend outpatient appointments. The post holder will also be responsible for the opening and distribution of post to the clinical team and actioning this where appropriate. A large proportion of this role will be computer based working; there may be occasions where the post holder will have to deliver notes etc. to other clinical areas. The post holder will ensure systems are in place to deliver a high standard of communication to build and maintain good working relationships. Job description Job responsibilities Key Areas/Tasks The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the service. The post holder will potentially have work delegated to them by the Operational Services Manager and will be responsible for their own time management and ensure that they are correctly prioritising their workload. The post holder will need to be able to work well under pressure and concentrate in a busy work environment. The post holder will have contact with other members of the secretarial and admin teams, and the clinic team, including Consultants. The ability to communicate effectively with different members of the multidisciplinary team is essential. The post holder will demonstrate good leadership skills, to enable them to improve and support the team and the service. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that accurate, typed, correspondence is sent to patients and other medical professionals within a timely manner and filed in the correct manner. The post holder will ensure that the clinical capacity is utilised by contacting patients to attend outpatient appointments. The post holder will also be responsible for the opening and distribution of post to the clinical team and actioning this where appropriate. A large proportion of this role will be computer based working; there may be occasions where the post holder will have to deliver notes etc. to other clinical areas. The post holder will ensure systems are in place to deliver a high standard of communication to build and maintain good working relationships.