Respiratory Support Medical Secretary

Job summary

Are you an enthusiastic individual looking for a development opportunity or career change. Do you have demonstrable transferable administration or knowledge and skills? Get in touch and meet the team!

We are looking for a team player who we can develop into a Support Medical Secretary role within our Respiratory Medical Secretary team todevelop to help support teams of clinicians and provide an efficient Medical Administration service. You will be required to work flexibly with or alongside other medical secretarial staff, consultants and their teams.

Main duties of the job

• Typing and despatch of clinical correspondence relating to NHS medical patients within the quality standards and time limits asspecified.
• Effective liaison with the relevant wards and departments within the hospital and with patients and other health care providers
• associated with the Consultant, his/her team to ensure a prompt and effective communication system.
• Assist in the upkeep of the departmental clinical admin information and general filing correspondence.
• Training will be given to ensure your understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to National Trust Guidelines, Waiting list management and 18 weeks guideline
• Responsible for the regular case note maintenance and accurate filing
• To provide support and cover to other areas to the Business Unit/Division and to undertake other duties as requested.
• Answer the telephone and take messages and deal with queries as required

Closing date of applications:

Interview date:

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/

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