Senior Medical Secretary - Peterborough, United Kingdom - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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Peterborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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To provide efficient and comprehensive medical secretarial and administrative support within a speciality.

To act as a joint point of contact for all enquiries, using tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.


To manage the specialty administration and clerical workload, ensuring appropriate delegation of tasks to members of the specialty team and re-prioritisation when required.

To undergo training as necessary to meet the needs of new developments within the Service.

To identify training for members of the specialty secretarial team in conjunction with the Admin & Performance Co-Ordinator/Admin Pathway Co-Ordinator (APC).

Respond to enquiries (personal and telephone) ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.


To liaise with patients, consultants/teams, operational areas and departments, pre-assessment centres, wards, and other departments and communicate with patients, relatives and other hospitals.

Undertake yearly appraisals for Medical Secretary & Secretarial Assistant

To facilitate the efficient and effective administrative pathways for all patients, including cancer patients where appropriate. This will include actively managing, monitoring and tracking patients.


Where necessary for the specialty, work with the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to support meetings, which may include cancer patients, ensuring that they are run effectively and efficiently in line with local and national standards.


We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.

Benefits to you

  • 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (prorata for part time staff);
  • NHS Pension Scheme:
  • Flexible working opportunities;
  • Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
  • Career development and training;
  • Wellbeing support and activities;
  • Inhouse physiotherapy Service;
  • Onsite canteens with subsidised meals;
  • Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
  • Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information regarding the role.
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