Job Overview
We are currently looking to recruit a Medical Secretary for the Home Treatment Team in Dudley within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based at Dorothy Pattison Hospital in Walsall.
We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Secretary, who can provide an efficient secretarial support service to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their respective team in General Adult Psychiatry.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, exercising judgement and initiative to prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload. In addition to general medical secretarial duties, the post-holder will attend multidisciplinary team meetings when required and follow up meeting actions, ensuring patients’ medical records are kept up-to-date, book appointments, co-ordinate Outpatient and Community Clinics and liaise with wards regarding inpatients. You will be required to use various computerised systems, e.g., Microsoft Office, Outlook and patient administration systems (e.g., RIO) to input referrals and make appointments where required, together with audio transcription via a digital dictation system (Bighand). Please note that full training will be provided on the relevant IT systems.
Working for Our Organisation
The post holder will provide a comprehensive medical secretarial role, acting as the first point of contact for the medical team.
If you are looking for a new challenge with an exciting service, have the requirements for the role and are interested in this post, then please apply now.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, be extremely organised and have exemplary secretarial/administrative skills. This role is very busy and demanding, with competing demands and deadlines to meet. We require an individual who is able to work on their own initiative and also as part of a wider team.
The post holder will be required to have the AMSPAR Diploma together with medical secretarial experience, or extensive medical secretarial experience together with RSA/OCR Level 3 qualification in typewriting/word processing/audio typing or equivalent. Experience and understanding of patient information systems would be advantageous. MS Office experience is essential as you may be required to use all packages within the role.
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
GCSE English Grade C or above
RSA Level 2/3 typing qualification or equivalent
AMSPAR Diploma
*The post holder will be required to have the AMSPAR Diploma together with medical secretarial experience, or extensive medical secretarial experience together with RSA/OCR Level 3 qualification in typewriting/word processing/audio typing or equivalent. Experience and understanding of patient information systems would be advantageous. MS Office experience is essential as you may be required to use all packages within the role.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,530.00-£29,114.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Childcare
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute/Relocate:
* Dudley, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (required)
Experience:
* Healthcare setting secretarial: 1 year (required)
* Medical secretary: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
* RSA Level 2/3 typing qualification (required)
* AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent experience (required)
Work Authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 285-5389A-MH
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