Medical Secretary - Wakefield, United Kingdom - Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Description
Key Responsibilities To ensure post addressed to the consultant/clinical team is promptly collected, sorted, recorded and actioned as appropriate. To act on own initiative where appropriate in responding to incoming mail. Act as a focal point for the clinical team.Provide a friendly and professional service, deal with enquiries from a multitude of sources following Trust policies and standard operating procedures.
Frequently receive and respond appropriately to telephone and personal enquiries from patients, relatives, GPs, other consultants and external bodies, referring enquiries to the consultants / clinical team where necessary.
Prioritise and ensure clinical investigations are acted upon appropriately and timely, within standard operating procedures and meeting KPIs. Accurate recording of all paper/computerised patient records, updating and amending information timely and within standard operating procedures. Undertake routine or ad hoc data validation as directed.
Preparation of documentation for MDTs Keep an up to date and accurate record of patient case notes entering and leaving the department.
Sourcing and distribution of case notes to other departments and hospitals e.g. File Tracker/relevant IT system. Undertake typing of medical correspondence using copy, audio tapes and relevant IT systems to a high and accurate standard. This may include clinic letters, medico-legal reports and other administrative work.
Responsible for the receipt of referral letters with timely input onto the computerised IT Systems and ensuring that all patients demographic information is recorded accurately in order to arrange outpatient appointments for clinics in accordance with service specific requirements.
To be responsible for the confidential management of patient records and ensure that all documentation is returned to the appropriate department timely within standard operating procedures.
To be responsible for the preparation of patient records for admission, transfer and discharge in a timely manner as and when required.
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