Medical Secretary - Pain and Sleep Service

NHS Jobs; Bradford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bradford is seeking a Medical Secretary for their Pain and Sleep Service. The role involves providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to a clinical team, managing patient pathways, and acting as a key point of contact for communication. Candidates should have experience in a healthcare setting and excellent communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with clinicians and contribute to patient management.

Qualifications

• Experience in secretarial or administrative roles within a healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with clinicians and other health professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to the clinical specialty team.
• Manage patient pathways, including processing referrals and scheduling appointments.
• Act as a point of contact for information dissemination and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.

Job description

Medical Secretary - Pain and Sleep Service

The job holder will be responsible for the effective provision of a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to a clinical specialty team. Responsible for the provision of a range of secretarial and administrative duties related to patient pathway management, including processing of referrals, audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters, production of reports, inpatient bookings and other correspondence as required by the medical team and telephone cover as and when required. The post holder will also be responsible for providing cross cover to colleagues which at times will include processing of referrals, monitoring 18 wk RTT, monitoring and actioning of waiting lists, booking appointments both outpatients and inpatients and cashing up clinics, rescheduling clinics, monitoring fast track referrals and clinics. To act as the focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquiries for the medical team, liaising with multi-disciplinary team members, other health professionals and staff within and outside of BTHFT. The job holder will have extensive involvement with Clinicians and Service Managers across the Trust to ensure that patients are treated in accordance with the Trusts policy and procedures