Clinical Secretary to Consultants | Medical Admin & Coordination

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Three full-time Personal Medical Secretary posts in the Clinical Support Services Division of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, supporting consultants in respiratory, trauma and orthopaedics, or general surgery, with the specialty agreed at interview.

The work centres on diaries, clinical correspondence and audio typing, minute taking, and handling referrals, investigations and patient queries for the clinical team.

Qualifications

• GCSE standard or higher, including literacy and numeracy.
• RSA 3 typing or word processing.
• RSA 3 medical audio typing.
• Medical terminology knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to consultants and the wider clinical team.
• Manage diaries, appointments, and travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Type clinical correspondence and discharge summaries from audio dictation, following SOPs.
• Check clinical letters so follow-up arrangements and investigations are in place, and correct gaps.
• Liaise professionally with patients, clinicians and departments.
• Ensure timely handling of referrals, investigations and patient queries.
• Prepare presentation documents, arrange meetings, circulate agendas and papers, and take minutes.

Skills

Excellent IT skills

Organisational skills

Professional communication

MS Office

Education

GCSE or higher

Job description

Three full-time Personal Medical Secretary posts in the Clinical Support Services Division of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, supporting consultants in respiratory, trauma and orthopaedics, or general surgery, with the specialty agreed at interview.

The work centres on diaries, clinical correspondence and audio typing, minute taking, and handling referrals, investigations and patient queries for the clinical team.