Assistant Pa - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Crewe, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

SERVICE DELIVERY Provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative service, organising and making arrangements, typing and distribution of documents and reports, recording information and filing, ensuring that all information and documentation is produced to expected standards of performance, and according to agreed timescales, Assist with managing diary commitments by liaising with others, internally and externally, ensuring that all the required preparation is accurate and available, and that all Consultants/clinical professional teams/others are briefed on any difficulties, problems or issues, Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Divisions and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients, Be fully conversant with all required electronic systems for correspondence, including specialist computer systems associated with the management of patients and/or health information, and being able to obtain information using the Internet, Provide information to patients/relatives and carers where appropriate, including agreed information on waiting lists, tests and referrals, according to agreed guidelines, and in the absence of the PA, Assist with the production of documentation, handbooks, and any relevant information packs, ensuring accuracy, consistency and completeness of information.

Good working knowledge of the Rota Management system. Participate in the co-ordination, organisation and production of the rotas, including on-call duty rotas where appropriate.

Assist the Sectional Heads / Service Manager with the induction of newly recruited medical staff ensuring IT logins are set up and mandatory training booked.

GOVERNANCE Maintain systems and processes to establish and maintain effective communication, and confidentiality of information, Assist with the maintenance of systems and processes to continually monitor standards, e.g.

benchmarking, audit, and implement action plans to improve quality of services, Assist the Sectional Heads / Service Manager to ensure that lessons are learnt from issues arising from risk reports/complaints etc, and that they are promptly and positively addressed, Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines related to own service, Ensure compliance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, taking action/alerting senior management team if practice appears to contravene policy, or if concerned about any aspect of patient care.

This job description is an outline of the role and function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks.