Medical Secretary/PA

The Christie NHS FT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking an experienced surgical medical secretary to provide a full PA service for consultant teams. Key responsibilities include ensuring timely triage of new referrals and managing appointments to support patient pathways. The ideal candidate will have prior medical secretarial experience, a solid understanding of medical terminology, and excellent organizational skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary within the specified range.

Qualifications

• Previous medical secretarial experience is a must.
• Experience of working with IT office packages is needed.
• Sound knowledge of medical terminology is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full PA service for consultant teams.
• Ensure timely triage of new referrals and manage appointments.
• Liaise with MDT Co-coordinators to support patient care.

Skills

Audio / copy typing

Word-processing - ability to produce accurate, well presented work

Organisational abilities to work to tight deadlines

Medical Shorthand

Education

Secondary-level education GCSE Maths and English at C-grade or above

RSA/OCR typing/text transcription Stage III or equivalent experience

AMSPAR Full Diploma or equivalent qualifications

Tools

Hospital administration system (PAS or equivalent)

IT office packages

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, efficient, and self- motivated surgical medical secretary to join our team within Clinical Support and Specialist Surgery.The PA/Medical Secretary will play a pivotal role in ensuring a smooth transition of administrative work to support the clinical team and patients. The post holder will have a good general knowledge of the specialty.

Main duties of the job

Provide a full PA service for consultant(s) teams, to ensure new referrals are triaged in a timely manner, that appointments are made within agreed timescales to meet targets and that information is readily available to support the patient pathway.Delegate duties to appropriate team members to ensure workflow is maintained.Liaise with MDT Co-coordinators to ensure patients are reviewed in a timely manner to meet clinical needs.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide a full PA service for consultant(s) teams, to ensure new referrals aretriaged in a timely manner, that appointments are made within agreed timescalesto meet targets and that information is readily available to support the patientpathway. Delegate duties to appropriate team members to ensure workflow is maintained. Liaise with MDT Co-coordinators to ensure patients are reviewed in a timelymanner to meet clinical needs. Ensure all relevant information is available formulti-disciplinary meetings for your team. Co-ordinate case notes and reportswhere necessary. Ensure investigations are managed in accordance with the resultsacknowledgement procedure ensuring close liaison with medical staff to ensureclinical results are reviewed and actioned.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Secondary-level education GCSE Maths and English at C-grade or above, or equivalent
• RSA/OCR typing/text transcription Stage III or equivalent experience
• Evidence of additional relevant qualifications
• AMSPAR Full Diploma or equivalent qualifications

EXPERIENCE

• Previous medical secretarial experience
• Experience of hospital administration system (PAS or equivalent)
• Experience of working with IT office packages
• Previous medical secretarial experience in a hospital environment

SKILLS

• Audio / copy typing
• Word-processing - ability to produce accurate, well presented work
• Organisational abilities to work to tight deadlines
• Medical Shorthand

KNOWLEDGE

• Sound knowledge of medical terminology

VALUES

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

OTHER

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to use own initiative
• Reliability & confidentiality
• Ability to work flexibly

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.

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Clinical Support and Specialist Surgery - E00297

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-98334-CSSS-SD

Job locations

Clinical Support and Specialist Surgery - E00297