Medical Secretary

Cygnet; Bury; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health services provider in Bury is seeking a dedicated Medical Secretary to ensure smooth operations in a secure mental health facility. Responsibilities include managing diary arrangements, maintaining patient records, and attending clinical meetings. Successful candidates will have experience as a Medical Secretary and knowledge of mental health. The role offers a salary of £28,260 per annum, strong career progression opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee referral scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount savings

Qualifications

• Experience as a Medical Secretary with knowledge of mental health.
• RSA 2 level typing skills and audio transcription experience.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage diary arrangements and prepare relevant papers for meetings.
• Maintain a good working relationship with clinicians and caring professionals.
• Take minutes at clinical meetings, hearings, and tribunals.

Skills

Medical Secretary experience

Excellent typing skills

Audio transcription skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office

Knowledge of mental health

Organised and responsible

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Database management

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are looking for a dedicated Medical Secretary with a passion for making a difference to others.

You’ll be working full time, 40 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm) helping ensure the safe and smooth running of services for the young people in our care.

Cygnet Bury Hudson provides a wide range of secure mental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

With us, you’ll have the chance to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making difference to people’s lives.

Your day-to-day...

• Manage diary arrangements and prepare relevant papers for meetings.
• Maintain a good working relationship with clinicians & caring professionals
• Attend & take minutes at a variety of clinical meetings, hearings& tribunals
• Produce high quality admission & discharge summaries & tribunal reports
• To attend ward rounds with the multi-disciplinary team and patients in attendance. To take accurate minutes, summarising discussions and noting related actions. To ensure that ward round summaries are then saved in a timely manner on the electronic patient information system.
• Create & maintain patient records & paper files

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• A salary of £28,260 per annum
• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision & support
• Employee referral scheme
• Pension scheme
• “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount savings

We are looking for someone who is...

• Service orientated, with Medical Secretary experience & knowledge of mental health
• Flexible, adaptable, organised & responsible
• An excellent typist, ideally to RSA 2 level & with audio transcription skills
• Calm under pressure & able to work independently & as part of a team
• A strong written & verbal communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word and databases

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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