Main area: Secure Division - Specialist Support Team
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 18.75 sessions per week
Job ref: 350-SC6640304-B
Employer: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hollins Park House, Hollins Park Hospital
Town: Warrington
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/12/2024 23:59
Medical Secretary
Band 4
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are looking for a Medical Secretary who is enthusiastic and person-centred. They will provide a high-quality service that is innovative in practice.
Job overview
The Specialist Community Forensic Team has recently been commissioned to work with key stakeholders and partner agencies to enhance community provision for people who are autistic or who have a learning disability.
The post holder will have primary secretarial responsibility to the Specialist Community Forensic Team for people with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (CM SCFT LD/A) Consultant Psychiatrist.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Psychology, and Psychiatry.
The core business of the service is Monday to Friday between 0900hrs – 1700hrs, based in the team’s office at Hollins Park.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide a confidential, flexible, comprehensive business administration service within a team or service structure.
This will require the post holder to be able to negotiate, influence, delegate, and make creative decisions to ensure the use of resources are maximised within the service or team.
Knowledge of general/medical or legal terminology is a requirement; working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and experience of using Electronic Patient Records system is essential.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Possess a recognised typing/word processing qualification i.e., RSA III or equivalent
* Good standard of general education to include GCSE grade C or equivalent including English language
* AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent i.e., legal
* NVQ Admin level 3 or working towards
* ECDL or Microsoft Office Specialist qualification or working towards
Knowledge
* Significant relevant secretarial and diary management experience
* Respond to and deal with routine and complex enquiries
* Previous experience of arranging meetings and producing relevant agendas, minutes, and papers
* Proficient in the use of computer packages which include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, and Internet Explorer
* Experience of using/updating electronic client admin systems
Experience
* Experience of working in a mental health/learning disability setting
Skills
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships
* Able to plan and prioritise
* Accurate and efficient keyboard skills
* Able to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
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