Medical Secretary – Flexible NHS Role with Impact

Merseywestlancs; Sefton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Medical Secretary role based at Southport Hospital. The post involves 37.5 hours per week across Diabetes/Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, with focus on diary management, patient liaison and clerical support for consultants.

Applicants should have medical secretarial experience, strong typing and audio transcription skills, and be able to work to deadlines in a busy NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Previous medical secretarial experience.
• Extensive knowledge of medical terminology.
• Experience of minute taking.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day organisation, planning and management of Consultants and their teams, including leave, diary, meetings, travel and appointments.
• Act as first point of contact for patients, GPs, external organisations and the public, triaging calls and providing information.
• Type urgent clinical and non-clinical correspondence and reports; transcribe audio dictation and manage workload.
• Attend, take and transcribe minutes for meetings and update relevant databases and systems.

Skills

Medical secretarial experience

Medical terminology

Minute taking

Typing

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in administrative discipline

RSA II/III typing or word processing

European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Medical Secretary role based at Southport Hospital. The post involves 37.5 hours per week across Diabetes/Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, with focus on diary management, patient liaison and clerical support for consultants.

Applicants should have medical secretarial experience, strong typing and audio transcription skills, and be able to work to deadlines in a busy NHS environment.