Medical Secretary (Band 3) - Cardiology

Gateshead Health; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Gateshead Health in Gateshead is seeking a Medical Secretary to support the Cardiology Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This part-time, 30-hour-per-week role focuses on high-quality secretarial and administrative services within an acute medical setting.

The successful candidate will have secretarial experience, be IT proficient (CareFlow is desirable), and demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills to manage clinics, meetings, and patient data efficiently.

Qualifications

• Experience in NHS/healthcare environment preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in using standard secretarial software and systems
• Evidence of ongoing professional development is desirable

Responsibilities

• Typing of clinical correspondence, clinic instructions and minutes from meetings
• Coordinate multidisciplinary team meetings, book appointments and data collection
• Retrieve case notes and record patient activity on CareFlow
• Support Virtual Clinic or MDT meetings including live typing
• Assist in performance reporting and respond to queries (e.g. DATIX)

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Professional development

Autonomy & teamwork

CareFlow knowledge

Medical terminology

Education

NVQ Level III in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Medical Secretary - Part-Time - 30 hours per week - Permanent

Applications are invited from hard working and organised individuals to provide a high quality secretarial and administrative service based within the Cardiology Department within the Medicine Business Unit. You will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You should have previous secretarial/administrative experience, preferably within an acute medical setting. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential together with good organisational and planning skills. You should possess RSA/OCR III in Text/Word Processing or have the equivalent level of experience or be working towards this. You should also have knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures and software programmes. A working knowledge of CareFlow(Patient Administration System) is also desirable. You should also have an understanding of medical terminology. NVQ Level III in Business Administration or equivalent experience is essential. An Audio typing certificate or relevant experience is desirable.

The post holder will be expected to prioritise their work on a daily basis using a significant amount of initiative and discretion in the discharge of all duties.

Duties will include typing of clinical correspondence. Co-ordinating multi- disciplinary team meetings, booking appointments, data collection and filing of orphan data. You will also be expected to retrieve case notes and record patient activity and outcomes on Careflow.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

Provide a high quality clinical typing service as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary, including; clinic instructions/outcomes, minutes from meetings, populate information into report templates, type ward rounds, update routine information in procedural documents etc.

Action tasks arising from typing; including updating systems, outcome codes, recording OCPS, completing required documentation such as VBC PAT form, internal re-referral, ITP & image transfer and elevate to the Senior Medical Secretary for resolution if required.

Virtual Clinic or Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting support where required as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary(e.g. populating pro forma, attending and following up actions from clinic, live typing).

Provide information to assist performance reporting and resolution of queries or complaints (e.g. DATIX) as required.

To contribute as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the clinical administration function.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 Certificate in Business Administration or equivalent experience
• RSA 3 in Typing or Word Processing or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working in NHS or healthcare environment
• Experience of working in secretarial or office environment
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office packages

Skills

• oEffective written and oral communication skills.
• oAbility to demonstrate good organisational planning skills
• oWillingness to update knowledge and skills as part of continuous personal development plan
• oAbility to work autonomously and also as part of a team, developing good working relationships with colleagues
• oKnowledge of Careflow system
• oKnowledge of medical terminology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.