Palliative Care Administrative Specialist

The Christie International; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking an enthusiastic secretary to join the Palliative and Supportive Care Teams. Rotation to cover other secretarial areas will occur, providing comprehensive secretarial support for directorates’ clinic management and accurate patient records.

The successful candidate will have excellent typing, audio typing, and strong IT skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload while maintaining confidentiality. Training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Proven clerical/secretarial experience, preferably in a hospital environment.
• Experience with hospital administration systems (PAS or equivalent).
• Typing and audio transcription experience.
• Proficient with standard IT office packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support for clinical work within the directorate.
• Manage clinic templates and add/ad hoc clinics on Careflow.
• Audio typing of correspondence and results with tight turnaround times.
• Scan external correspondence into patient electronic notes.
• Disseminate documents across the department.
• Input patient details accurately into databases and Careflow.
• Assist in timely delivery of notes for appointments and admissions.
• Assist in registering new patients to meet cancer waiting time targets.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Contribute to training of new staff.

Skills

Audio typing

Word-processing

Communication skills

Workload prioritisation

Education

GCSW Maths and English

RSA/OCR typing

Tools

Careflow

Job description

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester is seeking an enthusiastic secretary to join the Palliative and Supportive Care Teams. Rotation to cover other secretarial areas will occur, providing comprehensive secretarial support for directorates’ clinic management and accurate patient records.

The successful candidate will have excellent typing, audio typing, and strong IT skills, with the ability to prioritise a busy workload while maintaining confidentiality. Training will be provided.