Medical Secretary
| Posting date: | 02 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-0706 |
Summary
1. Operating under the supervision of the Speciality Coordinator to set weekly working expectations. 2. Using digital dictation technology to ensure clinic letters, medical reports and letters to outside agencies are typed within an appropriate timeframe and are distributed onto the receiver. Responsible for the full secretarial service to the Neurosurgery Consultants and clinical Team staff including ensuring stock levels of required literature and stationery. 4. Exchange verbal communication either face to face or over the telephone with patients who could be distressed position and be able to communicate in a calm, caring manner. 5. Take appropriate actions with regards to telephone calls and written communication from patients, staff, GPs and other agencies using initative within Trust guidelines. 6. Communication with other professionals, GPs and other agencies regarding appointments, meetings, questionnaires and admission. 7. Prioritise own workload including typing of clinics and MDT meetings. Analyse and resolve patient problems using your own judgement. 8. Undertake routine office duties including note tracing, photocopying, filing of correspondence and results and maintenance of records as required. 9. Be versatile and adaptable to the demands of the team. Work without supervision and use initiative when working assist with problem solving. 10. Ensure all hospital case notes are traced into and out of the department accurately on IPM. Obtain/forward case notes to/from other Trusts as and when required. For further details please see attached JD&PS.