Medical Secretary - Urology Department
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2025 |
| Location: | Across East Lancashire Sites, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9435-25-0353 |
Summary
Transcribe and produce, from digital dictation, correspondence/reports for the medical team, which may include outpatient reports, detailed discharge summaries, operation notes and other relevant clinical and non-clinical correspondence. This may also include correspondence that is time-sensitive (such as referrals, result letters and outcome letters) ensuring the dictation is typed in a timely manner and within any designated time limit. Type medico-legal summaries, maintain medico-legal files and liaise with legal department in respect of medico-legal cases. Manage patient investigation results effectively including maintaining systems for monitoring and retrieving outstanding investigations and responsibility for chasing up missing/delayed results. Retrieve patient results from ICE/CRIS systems, ensuring that results are available as soon as possible. Check all incoming laboratory/radiology results, ensuring that abnormal results are communicated promptly to appropriate Clinician. You will be required to instigate appropriate referrals to other disciplines in respect of specific abnormalities in line with Departmental protocols. Ensure all reports are seen and signed by Clinician prior to filing in case-notes. Ensure that pathways are closed where appropriate following discharge or paperwork or coded appropriate if not discharged. Process health records of patients discharged from hospital; where standard letters have been generated at ward level, ascertain from case-notes whether any supplementary letter/action is required and deal with appropriately. Ensure that follow up appointments or referrals to other specialties are arranged where necessary. Ensure that relevant investigation results received after patients discharge are communicated to GP where appropriate, particularly where treatment may be required. Input and extract data from patient administration system Cerner and other relevant software programmes. Provide appropriate cover for colleagues during periods of absence to ensure effective cross-cover is maintained within the directorate. To be the primary contact for patients under designated consultants. To communicate effectively and professionally, giving reassurance, information, or advice appropriately