Medical Secretary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT; Bebington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Secretary to support the Administrative Services Department in achieving its vision of transforming cancer care. You will provide a high quality secretarial service to medical teams, manage clinic administration, and act as the central point of contact for patients and relatives.

Key duties include producing timely clinical correspondence within a 5-day KPI, handling urgent requests, and working with other medical

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• RSA III typing and audio or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• ECDL.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality secretarial service to the Medical/Clinical teams.
• Ensure clinics are comprehensively administered.
• Act as central point of contact for patients and relatives.
• Produce accurate clinical correspondence within 5 day KPI.
• Complete urgent correspondence and requests.
• Support and cover other Medical Secretaries during absences.
• Assist Support Medical Secretaries and Patient Service Clerks.

Skills

Typing

Secretarial skills

Confidentiality

Education

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

RSA III typing and audio

ECDL

Tools

MS Office

Medical Records handling

Job description

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Band 430 hr per week,Location: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Wirral, CH63 4JY

The Administrative Services Department based at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is recruiting a Medical Secretary who will support the Department in meeting the Trust's vision to Transform Cancer Care.

Main duties of the job

Provide a high quality secretarial service to the Medical and/or Clinical Consultant Oncologists and their clinical teams.

Ensure clinics are comprehensively administered.

Act as the central point of contact for patients and relatives

Produce accurate clinical correspondence in a timely manner within our current 5 day KPI whilst maintaining the highest standard of patient care

Completing necessary actions requiredfor urgent correspondenceand requests

Work alongside and cover other Medical Secretaries during absences

Work alongside and assist the Support Medical Secretaries and Patient Service Clerks

Provide additional Admin Support as requested by the Assistant Service Managers.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• RSA III typing and audio or equivalent demonstrable experience
• ECDL

Knowledge

• Medical Terminology
• Office Procedures
• Confidentiality & Data Protection Legislation
• Proficient in using MS Office Programmes
• Medical Records knowledge
• Knowledge of patient pathways and treatments for cancer
• Knowledge of national Cancer Waits targets

Experience

• Previous experience in an office environment undertaking secretarial tasks
• Experience in healthcare setting.

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral

£28,392 to £31,157 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

158-26-297-OSN

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral