Personal Medical Secretary - Whiston, United Kingdom - St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Whiston, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Full time 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday - Respiratory

The Medical Care Group at Whiston Hospital is looking to appoint a Personal Medical Secretary to provide a comprehensive service with the minimum of supervision within the Respiratory Department.

Applicants will be proficient in the use of audio-typing and word-processing packages and qualified to at least RSA Level 3/OCR typing/word-processing or equivalent.

Knowledge of medical terminology is essential. Possession of the AMSPAR certificate is desirable.

Experience of using Microsoft Office software and the Medway system is an advantage but training will be provided if necessary.

There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative.

Interviews 14th March 202

To provide a comprehensive service to the Consultant and Speciality Team including nurse clinicians
Keep diary up to date, arrange appointments, and arrange travel and accommodation
Operate an effective bring forward system and filing system
To manage and maintain 18 week pathways including Tertiary Referrals to external Trusts and ensure these are completed on PAS system. Keep track of referrals to ensure patient is reviewed promptly. Check that follow up appointments are arranged in conjunction with Referral to Treat (RTT) patient pathway
Support Consultant in nonclinical activities/Clinical Director role by preparing presentation documents using relevant packages and arranging meetings, circulate agenda/supporting papers as appropriate, and taking minutes at meetings
Ensure appropriate personnel are informed of consultant annual/study leave. Amend clinic/theatre lists/forms appropriately. Keep Consultants informed of junior doctor leave could have an effect on the service
Check against clinical letters to ensure appropriate follow up arrangements/investigations are in place. Rectify if not
Type oncall rotas ensuring that annual/study leave and sickness do not compromise the smooth running and the department. Liaise with Medical Staffing to arrange locum cover. If emergency need is requested by members of clinical team ensure this is covered accordingly liaising closely with Clinical Director.

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man.

We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

Acute Trust of the Year
HSJ Awards November 201
Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC
Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)
Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

Standard of care
Best place to work
Care of patients being the Trust's priority
Staff engagement
Staff morale
Compassionate and inclusive

Providing a safe environment for staff

KEY DUTIES

To provide a comprehensive service to the Consultant and Speciality Team including nurse clinicians
Keep diary up to date, arrange appointments, and arrange travel and accommodation
Operate an effective bring forward system and filing system
To manage and maintain 18 week pathways including Tertiary Referrals to external Trusts and ensure these are completed on PAS system. Keep track of referrals to ensure patient is reviewed promptly. Check that follow up appointments are arranged in conjunction with Referral to Treat (RTT) patient pathway
Support Consultant in nonclinical activities/Clinical Director role by preparing presentation documents using relevant packages and arranging meetings, circulate agenda/supporting papers as appropriate, and taking minutes at meetings
Ensure appropriate personnel are informed of consultant annual/study leave. Amend clinic/theatre lists/forms appropriately. Keep Consultants informed of junior doctor leave could have an effect on the service
Type dictation from audio transcription of clinical correspondence and documentation
Type discharge summaries as appropriate
Check against clinical letters to ensure appropriate follow up arrangements/investigations are in place. Rectify if not
Type oncall rotas ensuring that annual/study leave and sickness do not compromise the smooth runn