Medical Secretary- Urology - Wirral, United Kingdom - Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Wirral, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary within the Surgical Division working within the Urology directorate at Clatterbridge Hospital.

Implement a system of working by which the secretary manages the office/team workload effectively ensuring that work completed within agreed time scales.

Supervise trainee secretaries and support staff, including mentoring, and involvement in their appraisal process, where appropriate.

Manage consultant diary/timetable and administratively support clinical/nonclinical activities of the consultant and medical team.

Exercise independent judgement and initiative based on acquired experience and knowledge when problems arise, by taking appropriate action to resolve the problems or referring to the appropriate person.

This includes follow-up with investigation results, ensuring that all results are presented to medical staff and subsequently actioned/filed onto patient's medical records, and that accurate demographic information is maintained on each patient.

Track patient pathways ensuring that all investigations are arranged including MDT's and diagnostics

Identify and escalate any delays in patient pathways that may impact onTrust/department targets (such as 18-week RTT/Cancer).

Ensure effective communication within the Trust and between hospitals, GPs, and patients.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us.

We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department.

We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Medical Secretary position available with WUTH.