Medical Secretary

Job summary

We are looking for a full time Medical Secretary to join the Poole Adult Community Mental Health Team based at Alderney Hospital. The Service provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for adults of working age who have a severe and enduring mental health illness.

The service is delivered in line with a recovery focused model in the Poole Central area. The service works in line with the Care Programme Approach and consists of an integrated multi disciplinary team of health and social care staff including CMHN's, Social Workers, Medical Staff, Support Time Recovery Workers, Occupational Therapist, Psychology and administration staff.

We are seeking to recruit a flexible, enthusiastic and motivated member of staff to join our Community Team. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service and the skills and dedication of our staff, and we are committed to providing opportunities for professional development in order to continue to provide a high quality service.

A knowledge of Mental Health Services would be an advantage as would a working knowledge of our in house system RIO, although full training will be provided to the successful candidate.

This is a full-time post of 37.5 hours

Main duties of the job

To provide a proactive approach in supporting the Consultant in carrying out their role including high quality secretarial support to the Consultant, their Team of medical staff and the Community Mental Health Team.To be a point of contact for service users and carers telephoning the team, providing a professional and courteous service.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Medical Secretary to support our Poole Adult Community Team. Your role will be to support comprehensive, effective and confidential secretarial and administrative service and to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the wider clinical team.

We need all applicants to have comprehensive audiotyping experience. An audio typing test will be included as part of the interview process.

Employment in this post requires a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots ofways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.