Medical Secretary - Southall, United Kingdom - West London NHS Trust
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the West London Forensic Service for a full-time, Band 4, Medical Secretary working for the Women's Service.
Each post holder would be responsible for the planning, management and delivery of a comprehensive administrative and secretarial service for a consultant forensic psychiatrist and their clinical team within the service.
The post holder must be able to work well with the team and on their own initiative with an ability to multitask in order to execute a full range of administrative and secretarial duties.
To provide administrative and secretarial support to one, or more, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist(s) and their clinical team which includes ensuring that psychiatric reports, general documents and correspondence are typed and sent to the appropriate agency.
To provide full administrative and secretarial support to the clinical team for all inpatients under the consultant's team.
To provide full administrative and secretarial support to the Care Programme Approach in accordance with the Trust's C.P.A. Policy as required.
To liaise with the Patients Affairs Department to ensure that all documentation is processed in respect of legal detention of patients on a section of the MHA 1983, consent to treatments and the arrangements for Mental Health Review Tribunals and Managers' Hearings.
To maintain the diary of the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist(s) and arrange appointments, meetings as appropriate and to ensure that all commitments are organised to ensure effective time management.
To attend and take minutes of meetings as required.
To organise meetings, conferences as appropriate.
To be responsible for the recording of prescriptions (FP1O).
To set up and maintain effective filing systems.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
The West London Forensic Service provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and rehabilitation service for mentally disordered offenders, as well as those with challenging behaviour and specialist rehabilitation needs for men and women.
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