Medical Secretary - Stafford, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Stafford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Forensic Mental Health Directorate provides an inpatient service across Staffordshire and Shropshire areas and is part of a regional network of providers for the West Midlands (REACHOUT).

The forensic unit provides both medium and low secure mental health facilities and a low secure learning disability facility for male adults.

You will provide effective and efficient secretarial support to a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and multi-disciplinary clinical team pathway.

This includes the provision of office support services to facilitate patient care delivered by the team and liaison with other staff groups and outside agencies.

You will be required to work on your own initiative and demonstrate a
willingness to help others and be a key member of a team. You will be

expected to manage and prioritise your own work load and meet deadlines in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.

Excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills are essential with an ability to deal with challenging situations.

You will provide comprehensive secretarial support to a consultant psychiatrist and clinical team.
Deal with incoming post.
Provide a confidential and efficient word processing service with the ability to convert reports and correspondence written by the consultant and clinical team.
Be able to use audio transcription equipment, and be competent in all Microsoft packages.
Be able to coordinate meetings and diary management.
You will attend weekly MDT meetings and take minutes, dealing with any subsequent actions.

Working for MPFT

MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin.

In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.

By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

putting people at the heart of what we do

- empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- delivering better health, better care in partnership

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals.

All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working.

You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

You will provide a confidential and efficient word processing service.
Deal with incoming post.
Be competent in all Microsoft packages.
Coordinate timetables for specified meetings.
Organise conferences, seminars workshops and training events.
Maintain the electronic diary.
Maintain adequate stationery supplies.
To liaise and deal with enquiries from the medical and multidisciplinary team and outside agencies.
To take calls from patients and relatives, which may be distressing.
Have experience of working in the NHS.
Have experience of working in Mental Health.
Medical secretary experience.
Be able to work on own initiative and in a team.
Support consultant psychiatrist and clinical team.