Medical Secretary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening/Weekend pay enhancements

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an administrative support professional to undertake audio/shorthand/clerical duties for consultants, including minute taking, clinical letters, reports and discharge correspondence.

You will be the first point of contact for enquiries, handle admissions inquiries with confidentiality, liaise with GPs and other agencies, and ensure timely input of activity data and discharge summaries in line with local targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide first point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of consultants, using judgement to establish validity and priority.
• Deal with admission enquiries with regard to patient confidentiality.
• Liaise with General Practitioners regarding clinic and domiciliary visits, and with outside agencies.
• Record activity onto appropriate medium meeting deadlines as directed by consultants.
• Track service users from referral to discharge to ensure appointments and correspondence meet local/national targets.
• Ensure all discharge notification and summaries are completed.

Job description

Undertake audio/shorthand/clerical duties for your consultants, including minute taking as required, clinical letters, reports, discharge correspondence and clinical activity data inputting. This may include administrative support relating to consultant tutorial work.

• Provide first point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of your consultants, using judgement to establish validity and priority of the contact.
• Deal with any admission enquiries using judgement and observing patient confidentiality at all times.
• Liaise with General Practitioner's regarding clinic and domiciliary visits. Liaise with outside agencies, including Social Services, Coroner's Office, other hospitals, general and geriatric, medical services, clients and their relatives using their knowledge and judgement of any given situation.
• Liaise on behalf of your consultants with multi-disciplinary team members with regard to requirements for joint outpatients work/care programming activity.
• As directed by your consultants, record activity onto appropriate medium meeting all required deadlines.
• Track all service users from referral to discharge ensuring all appointment and correspondence are within local and national targets.
• Ensure all discharge notification and summaries are

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond. Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options. Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity. Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

• Pay Enhancements - 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts