Medical Support Secretary - Exeter, United Kingdom - Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
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Exeter, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

Administration services underpin all of our clinical activity at Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which means our dedicated and enthusiastic administration workforce is vital to the delivery of first class care.

The postholder will be responsible for providing effective and efficient clerical and administrative support to an assigned Consultant, associated medical staff and the multi-disciplinary team where appropriate.

Revised December 2018 There will be an expectation for the post holder to be highly motivated, flexible and multi-skilled with excellent organisational skills.


The post holder will have high standard of abilities using Microsoft Office packages and experience of using bespoke IT systems.

The role will involve the coordination and implementation of office procedures and will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems.

The post holder will need to meet deadlines, collate data and maintain standards relating to administrative processes. They will need to be able to work within a team effectively and share work streams where appropriate.


Key Responsibilities include:

Comprehensive diary management and ensuring Consultant/associated team members are briefed and ready for meetings and appointments Transcribe comprehensive dictation from audio recordings into letters, reports, minutes or directly onto patient records Provide general administrative function for the Consultant, which will include being point of contact, writing detailed letters and reports for the Consultant and associated team to approve Collate and distributing reports/papers for meetings chaired by the Consultant/associated team and ensuring the agenda is sent out to report authors and attendees in advance Meeting administration: taking and distributing formal minutes; recording clear actions and following these up to check completion; maintaining attendance records Event coordination and planning as required Supporting the Consultant and team by ensuring that records are up to date on all staffing and patient systems and that items are dealt with quickly and efficiently on appropriate finance systems Profile Excellent planning and organisation skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent attention to detail Enthusiastic and confident to challenge Professional telephone manner Collegiate approach and diligent Takes pride in their work and consistently strives to produce work of the highest standard Seeks to deliver the best possible outcome rather than just the task at hand Works in partnership with the Consultant/associated team to understand their needs and priorities (which may change depending on workload) Excellent time management skills to manage their own time and that of the Consultant they support Experience of prioritising a varied and busy workload their own and that of the Consultant they support and using initiative Experience of working under pressure with the ability to work to and achieve deadlines.

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