Medical Secretary - Children's Services | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2024 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 5FW |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6246012/236-SCO-AC182-24-P |
Summary
A vacancy has arisen for a full time Medical Secretary to work in Children's Services at St James' House, Pendleton Way, Salford.
You will provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Consultant Paediatricians and Registrars and activity related to this Children’s Outpatient service.
You will take the lead in organising and co-ordinating information required by clinicians to support the work of safeguarding and child protection
You will ensure there are open communication channels and be the co-ordinator to facilitate and convene meetings for all partner organisations, e.g. education, social service. You will support medics, operational managers and administration colleagues in meeting departmental objectives.
Some of the duties include:
• Typing of clinical outcome letters and reports.
• Typing of non-clinical work as and when requested.
• Chasing resultsas required and alerting the appropriate consultant promptly to referrals, x-rays and other diagnostic results arriving in the department.
• Provide diary management for the clinician organising appointments/meetings.
• Participate in management of Child Protection Medicals.
• Proactively managing telephone calls by providing general non-clinical advice, guidance and information, many of which will be of a sensitive nature.
• Accurate minute taking at relevant meetings distributing a record in a timely manner and ensuring actions are followed up.
• Arrange and attend consultant meetings as when required.
• Management of patient wait lists/booking of appointments as required.
• Booking of Interpreters as required.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitehttps://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, marital status, social background or trade union membership.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 May 2024
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