Medical Secretary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; North Kesteven; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a motivated Medical Secretary to support Consultants and Junior Medical Staff. Responsibilities include minute taking, managing diaries, and producing high-quality medical correspondence. Candidates must be organised, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Flexible working options and training opportunities are available. Join a Trust recognized for its outstanding staff morale and inclusive culture.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wide range of training opportunities

Qualifications

• Dynamic and committed to achieving quality outcomes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and act on initiative.
• Experience in medical correspondence and minute taking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Minute taking for meetings and consultations.
• Planning and managing appointments and diaries.
• Prioritising workload to maintain deadlines.

Skills

Organised

Proactive

Effective communication

Job description

To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and Junior Medical Staff and assist in the organisation of the Consultant's workload. The post holder will be expected to act on their initiative and provide cross-cover/support for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate an effective service function.

Responsibilities

• Minute taking
• Planning appointments and managing diaries
• Prioritising workload to maintain deadlines
• Filing and accurate management of patient records
• Managing phone calls and liaising between services
• Producing accurate, high-quality medical correspondence, often of a distressing and emotional nature, including letters, Mental Health Act reports, memoranda, and other documents, many of which are non-routine, using audio/copying, typing, and word processing systems
• Supporting a day-to-day secretarial needs for inpatient Consultant psychiatrist and junior colleagues
• Communicating at all levels with patients, relatives, medical colleagues and allied health professionals whilst maintaining a high standard of service to meet the needs of the patient

Qualifications & Attributes

We are looking for candidates who are dynamic and committed to achieving quality outcomes. You will need to be organised, proactive and able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to act on your initiative and communicate effectively across all levels.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected.

Working for Our Organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.