Medical Secretary (Vascular)

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Warrington is seeking a dedicated Secretary for the Smart Vascular Department. The role requires providing comprehensive secretarial support to consultants, managing patient admissions, and ensuring high data quality with confidential information. Ideal candidates should demonstrate independence and good judgment. This position offers a vital role in enhancing patient experience and operational efficiency within the department.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial support to Consultants and the wider vascular team.
• Arrange routine, urgent, and fast track patient admissions/appointments.
• Undertake audio transcription of clinic and miscellaneous digital dictation.

Job description

You will contribute and commit to promoting a positive team-based attitude, striving for the highest standards of service in order to deliver excellent secretarial support to the Smart Vascular Department and Management Team, being accountable to the Assistant Service Manager.

Responsibilities

1. To provide a comprehensive secretarial support to Consultants and wider vascular team.
2. As directed, arrange routine, urgent and fast track patient admissions/appointments by liaising with the patient, GPs, hospital co-ordinator, wards and other departments as necessary, keeping the team informed and ensuring patient notes and all necessary correspondence is available for the admission/appointment.
3. To undertake audio transcription of clinic and miscellaneous digital dictation as required by the Team Leader, ensuring all correspondence is checked by the author and signed off before distribution.

You will be expected to work with minimal supervision, exercising independent judgement and using your own initiative. This position ensures an excellent level of Data Quality is maintained when dealing with confidential information in a sensitive manner.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.