Medical Secretary
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Job summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a permanent, part-time, Band 4 Medical Secretary. The post holder will manage the office administration of the Consultant and other medical staff within Home Treatment team, providing an efficient and effective high quality secretarial service to support medical staff in maintaining a safe, efficient and effective clinical service.
The post holder will work agilely between Adult Mental Health services including secretarial cover at Kentmere Inpatients ward. They will be required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administrative service, providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their Line Manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.
Evidence of a good general education is essential together with good communication skills and excellent organisation ability. You must have fast keyboard skills. Knowledge of working within the NHS will be an advantage and computer skills will be essential.
The successful applicant will require a mature, flexible approach and the ability to work within a busy team. They will also be expected to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.
For further information please contact us using the details provided.
Main duties of the job
To provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to specified Consultant's and their team within Adult Mental Health.
To facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure and efficient and confidential service is provided.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Details
Date posted
12 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
351-BAY576-EB-B
Job locations
Garburn House, Westmorland General Hospital
Kendal
LA9 7RG
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Garburn House, Westmorland General Hospital
Kendal
LA9 7RG
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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