Medical Secretary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Chelmsford is seeking a dedicated administrative support individual to assist Consultants in managing patient care. The role involves handling clinical correspondence and facilitating communication between associated parties while adhering to confidentiality protocols. Candidates need to be enthusiastic, organised, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Competitive benefits include generous holiday allowances and strong support for staff development.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Brilliant pension

Support for childcare and health issues

Financial support for travel schemes

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and capable with strong organisational skills.
• Experience in administrative roles with good keyboard skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Consultants and teams in administrative management.
• Liaise between all parties involved in patient care.
• Handle clinical correspondence while maintaining confidentiality.

Skills

Organisational skills

Keyboard skills

Ability to work independently

Responsiveness

Job description

About the Role

Are you a secretary, PA or are you in a different role currently and think you have skills that can transfer? Perhaps you work in a role with complex admin, or you have completed further education and looking for a role to get you into Healthcare.

Training and Development

We are offering a range of fabulous training including opportunities that start you in a support role with a fast track training programme to allow you to progress, through to apprenticeships that will take you all the way through to be able to obtain a degree.

Working Hours and Patterns

We are offering some great flexibility on working hours and working patterns, full time, part time and job share, and full training and mentoring is available if required.

Benefits

• A very generous holiday allowance
• A brilliant pension
• The opportunity to work with great people
• Support for staff covering a broad range of subjects such as childcare, health and fitness and mental health
• Financially supported schemes for travel such as cycle to work and discounted bus tickets

Responsibilities

Your role will be to support Consultants and their teams in all aspects of the administrative management of patient care including all clinical correspondence and acting as the liaison between all parties involved in the patient care, following strict confidentiality protocols.

Qualifications

What do you need to have to apply? You need to be enthusiastic and capable, as this is a very fast paced and demanding service. You need to be very well organised, responsive and be able to work on your own initiative. Experience in a role where you have developed great keyboard skills and the ability to deal with admin.

About Our Service

Our Medical Secretarial Service employs over 160 staff supporting the Trust consultants and their teams in 22 specialities with administrative and secretarial functions. The secretarial service is fundamental and forms the foundation for the support of all clinical activity. The role can be demanding at times, however, our friendly teams thrive on working hard and supporting each other to fulfil the job role.

Our Mission

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Our Commitment

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.