To carry out secretarial and administrative duties to provide an efficient and effective medical secretarial service to the Womens and Childrens Services CBU, including the designated Consultant(s), junior medical staff and multidisciplinary team. The confidential nature of all work concerning patients must be understood and safeguarded. The Medical Secretary is part of a team and must regard the interests of the patient as paramount and, as such, must be aware of the Data Protection Act (1998) and be aware of the consequences of the failure to comply with it. For a full list of duties and responsibilities for this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.