Medical Secretary / Team Leader - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
| Posting date: | 23 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £28,392.00 to £31,157.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28392.00 - £31157.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2026 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9438-26-0181 |
Summary
Please read the attached Job Description for more information General Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinicians, managers and others within the Women's and Children's Division and Trust wide service users Be the point of contact for all non-routine enquires facilitating communication and information flows, initiating and responding to correspondence and resolving enquires Provide administrative and secretarial support to consultants. The post holder will often be the first point of contact for patients and clinicians and will be expected to work independently using their own initiative with minimal direct supervision Responsible for day to day management and training of secretarial support and admin staff Undertake medical secretarial duties Collation of papers for consultants in support of the preparation for clinics where necessary Downloading of clinic letters from T-pro system Typing of results and other clinical correspondence Filing of reports and results Action results for cancer patients, ensuring medical and nurse specialists are aware of the results Support MDT meetings with minute taking and collation of patient notes Where necessary undertake the management of waiting lists for the Division Where necessary coordinate staffing rotas for the Medical Secretary and Support Secretarial/Admin Team Team Leadership Lead the Secretarial / Admin Team to sustain a high level of quality, service efficiency and effectiveness and ensure work is carried out following Department and Trust guidelines Lead the Secretarial Team / Admin Team to ensure annual appraisals and reviews, CPD, annual training and PDP are met Promote team identity and create positive working conditions to allow a high quality, efficient and effective Team Assist in recruitment and selection processes Facilitate with sickness absence reporting and Health roster monitoring Contribute to any service review process as requested Promote the implementation of best practice; ensure professional standards within the secretarial team are maintained in line with IG, national standards and legal requirements Performance Management