Medical Secretary General Surgery

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Medical Secretary to join a busy, friendly department in London. The role requires energy, initiative, and a professional, courteous approach to supporting consultants and their teams.

You will handle typing of clinical and administrative letters, telephone enquiries, and a range of general admin duties, acting as a central information point for the clinical team and ensuring tasks are prioritised and completed within agreed timeframes.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Medical Secretary in a busy clinical setting.
• Energetic and enthusiastic with a mature, responsible and flexible outlook.
• Caring and courteous manner; able to work unsupervised and show initiative.

Responsibilities

• Typing clinical and administrative letters and other correspondence within strict turnaround times.
• Answering telephone enquiries and handling general admin duties.
• Provide a full secretarial and clerical service to the Consultant and the Consultant's team.
• Act as a central point of information and communication for the clinical team.
• Provide full secretarial support for general medical duties and specialist work.
• Work independently, prioritising daily tasks to meet agreed timeframes.
• Occasionally supervise other secretarial and clerical staff.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Medical Secretary to join this busy, friendly department.

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person with a mature, responsible and flexible outlook. You will have a caring and courteous manner and enjoy working with and meeting people. You will also be able to work unsupervised and display initiative, whilst being aware of team membership.

You will be responsible for typing clinical and administrative letters and other correspondence within the strict turnaround timescales. Answering and dealing with telephone enquiries and general admin duties.

To provide a full secretarial and clerical service to the Consultant and the Consultant's team.

The post is a vital link between the patient, the Consultant, the wider Trust and other people involved in the provision of health care. The post holder may on occasion supervise other secretarial and clerical staff.

To act as a central point of information and communication for the clinical team.

To provide a full secretarial support service to consultants and members of their teams in respect to their general medical duties and specialist work.

To act independently ensuring that daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream