1. Provide a point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of the Consultant and their team, using discretion to establish the validity and priority of the contact 2. Deal efficiently with enquiries from all levels of medical and nursing staff, GPs, Social Services and other allied health professionals, in a timely and courteous manner, providing basic information and non-clinical advice 3. Deal with and action where appropriate, all incoming mail. This may include email and faxes on a daily basis, appropriately refer patient report queries or laboratory queries to the Consultant or other areas for action and information 4. Accurately transcribe, from audio dictation, with knowledge of medical terminology, all correspondence to GPs, other hospitals and outside agencies relating to the patient pathway. Generate routine and non-routine correspondence independently. To verify the accuracy of all reports according to departmental policy and ensure results are made available in a timely manner 5. Maintain the Consultants diary, book appointments with hospital representatives and liaise regarding lectures/meetings 6. Provide accurate and confidential information to assist with continued data entry, complying with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records legislation and Caldicott. Accurate retrieval of patient information via the PAS, RIS, ICE and other departmental computer software programmes Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4211 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role. Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.