Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join our administration team that supports our Specialist Perinatal Service. The successful candidate will also be required to provide flexible administration and clerical cover across the division when required to support the needs of the service

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities, have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner. There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work as part of a multi disciplinary team and on your own initiative.

To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service. Processing all in a timely, accurate and quality manner

Take comprehensive minutes for team meetings and clinical consultation, such as weekly Multi Disciplinary Meetings (MDT)

Have excellent IT and communication skills to support a high standard of care. The post holder will be an excellent typist, preferably to RSA level 2 & with audio transcription skills.

You will be required to provide secretarial and admin support across the division when required

Please refer to the Job Description for full list of duties.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC6811297

Job locations

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide a high standard of secretarial and administration support to members of the clinical team
  • Maintain a good working relationship with clinicians & caring professionals
  • Attend & take minutes at a variety of clinical meetings.
  • Produce patient letters to a high standard

Please refer to the Job Description for full list of duties.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Provide a high standard of secretarial and administration support to members of the clinical team
  • Maintain a good working relationship with clinicians & caring professionals
  • Attend & take minutes at a variety of clinical meetings.
  • Produce patient letters to a high standard

Please refer to the Job Description for full list of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA/OCR II Typing/Word Processing
  • GCSE English
  • Positive attitude to further training

Skills

Essential

  • Aware of need for confidentiality
  • Flexible working
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  • Good communication skills
  • Motivated
  • Discreet manner
  • Confident manner

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standard
  • Responsive to service users
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Use of Microsoft Word / Powerpoint/Excel
  • Secretarial experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA/OCR II Typing/Word Processing
  • GCSE English
  • Positive attitude to further training

Skills

Essential

  • Aware of need for confidentiality
  • Flexible working
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
  • Good communication skills
  • Motivated
  • Discreet manner
  • Confident manner

Values

Essential

  • Continuous Improvement
  • Accountability
  • Respectfulness
  • Enthusiasm
  • Support
  • High professional standard
  • Responsive to service users
  • Transparency and honesty
  • Discreet

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

  • Use of Microsoft Word / Powerpoint/Excel
  • Secretarial experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS


Employer's website

https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Operational Admin Manager

Jodie Evans

jodie.evans@merseycare.nhs.uk

07884440418

Details

Date posted

21 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

350-CC6811297

Job locations

Liverpool Women's Hospital

Crown Street

Liverpool

L8 7SS


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