Respiratory Medicine PPA
| Posting date: | 13 November 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: | 26 November 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 7LE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9321-25-1409 |
Summary
Provide primary administrative support to named Consultant/s, clinical staff, nursing staff and all patients under their care, including diary administration, correspondence support and other administrative duties as required. Use of the digital transcription system (Voice Recognition) to produce clinical correspondence to inform referrers, patients and other relevant parties of patient pathway progress. In doing so, produce correspondence that is of high quality and conforms to the national target of 7 working days from the point of clinical delivery / decision. Open and prioritise incoming post, ensuring supporting information is available when appropriate and taking responsibility for actioning urgent items in the absence of the Consultant or other clinical staff. Support patients under the Clinicians care by administering where appropriate relevant diagnostic investigations and expediting where appropriate in line with the 6 week diagnostic pathway and 18 week Referral to treatment (RTT) pathway. Monitor urgent investigation requests to ensure they are processed appropriately. Working with the Clinical Unit Manager and supported by the Departmental Administrator, be responsible for monitoring the 18 week pathway. To work closely with all staff in the service to ensure compliance with 18 week referral to treatment (RTT) intervening where necessary to expedite appointments to avoid breaches. Maintain an accurate and current filing system, ensuring letters, clinical reports, diagnostic test results and other notes are filed in the correct patient notes, in either paper or electronic record systems. Follow the tracking procedure for the movement of all patient notes (Case Note Tracking). Update patient details on EPR to include ensuring patients that require discharge are processed accordingly and Patients Missing Follow Up List is updated. Request and coordinate patient notes from other hospitals and organisations, where the pathway requires input from these. Act upon queries from referrers, patients and other relevant parties in liaison with clinical staff. Take relevant action to provide reassurance and support to patients and their families by finding appropriate solutions to problems, which requires the ability to understand and explain basic medical procedures and terminology.