PA/Medical Secretary - Neurology

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care provider in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Medical Secretary/P.A. to support the Neurology Team. You'll assist with clinical typing, manage diaries, and liaise with patients and appointment staff. Ideal candidates will have administrative experience, strong organizational skills, and a commitment to patient care. This position offers a welcoming environment within a large, community-focused NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience in medical administration and clinical typing is essential.
• Strong organizational skills to manage appointments and diary.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both patients and medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team with their administration work and clinical typing.
• Set up clinics and book follow up appointments.
• Liaise with the Telephone Appointments Staff.
• Manage consultants' day-to-day diaries.
• Provide a personal assistant/secretarial service to the consultants.

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Medical Secretary/P.A. to join the Neurology Team at WSH. The Neurology Department is made up of five consultants, an honorary consultant from Addenbrookes Hospital, a team of specialist nurses and three medical secretaries.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team with their administration work and clinical typing.
• Set up clinics and book up follow up appointments.
• Liaise with the Telephone Appointments Staff to ensure clinics are set up in a timely fashion and all slots are utilised.
• Be responsible for the consultants day to day diary, annual leave, professional leave and study leave.
• Deal with patients with acute and long term neurological conditions, these include motor neurone disease, first seizures, Parkinson's disease etc., to provide a comprehensive personal assistant/secretarial service in support Consultants and associated medical team, ensuring the provision of an efficient and reliable service.

About Us / Working Here

#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.