An opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a Medical Secretary to work in the Community Mental Health Team based at the Johnsons Community Hospital.
The team is multidisciplinary and provides comprehensive trauma informed bio-psychosocial assessment and intervention to those of working age who are experiencing severe and mental illness. It forms part of the Spalding & South Lincolnshire Locality mental health provision. It is actively engaged in the community mental health transformation agenda, working closely with other health, social care and other community based providers. The team is actively working to develop the range of effective and evidence based social and psychologically informed interventions available within the locality and to embed the open dialogue approach and Maastricht principals within our practice. The successful candidates values and enthusiasm will be in keeping with this transformation.
The post holder will be required to provide efficient secretarial support to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and assist in the organisation of their workload. They will be expected to act on their own initiative and provide cover and support for other administrative staff as required to facilitate effective service function
To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants, Junior Medical Staff and the Advanced Clinical Practitioner and assist in the organisation of their workload.
The post holder will be expected to act on their own initiative and provide cross cover/support for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate effective service function
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
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To provide professional service and to ensure both telephone and personal enquiries are dealt with in a polite, confidential and efficient manner.
To provide a full and efficient clerical service to the clinical staff and admin team including dealing with incoming mail, the inputting and extraction of performance and information data and assisting with routine typing tasks.
To respond to queries and incoming calls.
To ensure patient and staff confidentiality is maintained at all times adhering to Trust and national policy regarding same.
To manage workload under supervision, seeking advice when required, performing routine office procedures which may at times during the secretary's absence include typing of reports, letters and other documents. The routine office procedures to include the opening and distribution of correspondence, dealing with outgoing post, photocopying, filing and faxing in accordance with current trust procedures.
To have a knowledge of electronic systems including email, SHARON, Clinical systems and Datix and to update these systems in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with Trust policy.
Filing reports, clinic/discharge letters, patients' correspondence ensuring correct action undertaken where appropriate.
Participate in the supervision and appraisal process as necessary.
To contribute to the maintenance of a psychologically safe environment in which the voice, skills and experience of all are valued and nurtured.