Medical Secretary

Cygnet Health Care; North East, Darlington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Medical Secretary to join their vibrant team at a mental health inpatient service. In this full-time role, you'll provide essential secretarial support, ensuring the smooth running of services while making a significant impact on the lives of service users. You'll collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, maintain patient records, and contribute to clinical meetings. With a focus on career progression and a supportive culture, this position offers an excellent opportunity to thrive in a meaningful role that values your contributions.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee discount savings

Healthcare benefits

Financial benefits

Shopping discounts

Travel discounts

Leisure discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a Medical Secretary with knowledge of mental health.
• Excellent typing skills, preferably RSA 2 level.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-standard secretarial support to the medical team.
• Attend and take minutes at clinical meetings and tribunals.
• Produce high-quality admission and discharge summaries.

Skills

Medical Secretary experience

Audio transcription skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Databases

Job description

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 a week at Victoria House, helping ensure the safe and smooth running of services for the people in our care.

Cygnet Victoria House is a 26-bed mental health inpatient service for men. The service, split across two wards, provides a safe and stabilising environment for men experiencing an acute episode of mental illness requiring emergency admission.

The ethos of our service is about assessing and treating service users in the least restrictive environment and planning for discharge in a robust and timely manner. With a focus on stabilisation, we support service users to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills, and prepare for independent life back in the community.

Our team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their families, and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our approach is recovery-focused and supported by comprehensive multi-disciplinary teams, contributing to shorter lengths of stay.

At Cygnet, our perks go beyond pension schemes and professional development. You'll enjoy shopping, travel, and leisure discounts, as well as healthcare and financial benefits, supporting your well-being both in and out of work.

Join us to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture designed to help you thrive.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while making a difference in people's lives.

Your day-to-day...

• Provide high-standard secretarial support to the medical team
• Maintain good working relationships with clinicians and caring professionals
• Attend and take minutes at clinical meetings, hearings, and tribunals
• Produce high-quality admission and discharge summaries, tribunal reports
• Type minutes, care plan reports, and care plan outcomes
• Create and maintain patient records and paper files

Why Cygnet? We offer you

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision and support
• Pension scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme and employee discount savings

We are looking for someone who is...

• Service-oriented, with Medical Secretary experience and knowledge of mental health
• Flexible, adaptable, organized, and responsible
• An excellent typist, preferably RSA 2 level, with audio transcription skills
• Calm under pressure and able to work independently and as part of a team
• A strong written and 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 over 30 years. In this role, you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users, and their families.