Medical Secretary/PA - Medicine Division

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in the UK is seeking a Medical Secretary/PA to support medical professionals in providing excellent patient care. Responsibilities include effective administration, prioritizing tasks under pressure, and maintaining communication with patients and staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar roles and excellent judgment skills. Join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality healthcare across the community.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles within a medical setting is preferable.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive issues professionally.
• Ability to follow up on investigation results and present them to medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality, efficient and effective administration and secretarial service.
• Ensure tasks are completed within strict timescales.
• Type letters and medical reports, maintain team diary, and arrange appointments.

Skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Professional communication

Judgment and initiative

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Medical Secretary/PA - Band 4 -35 Hours per week - FTC 12 Months

An opportunity has arisen for a Medical PA to work within the Medicine Division. This post will be to support the Consultants and Nurses and to provide a high quality, efficient and effective administration and secretarial service.

You will be responsible for ensuring work is completed within strict timescales, supporting clinical & non-clinical activities. You will need to exercise your judgement and initiative based on experience and knowledge of arising problems and take appropriate action to resolve situations, including follow up of investigation results, ensuring that all results are presented to medical staff and subsequently actioned in a timely manner.

You will have the ability to remain calm when working under pressure, prioritise your workload and to deal with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner. You will be able to communicate in a professional manner with patients, relatives, Trust staff and other departments and have a compassionate nature., Provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants and Team, including typing of letters, medical reports, filing, maintaining team diary, dealing with enquiries and arranging appointments. Work as a member of the Team, supporting other team members as necessary and ensuring good communication channels are maintained.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.