Stroke Pathway Coordinator & Medical Secretary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pathway Co-ordinator/Medical Secretary to support the Stroke Medical Secretary Team. The role involves delivering an efficient secretarial service to consultants and their teams for NHS work, with flexibility to work with other secretarial staff and clinicians.

You will require strong communication and problem-solving skills, tact and diplomacy, and the ability to prioritise workloads to support day-to-day management.

Qualifications

• Ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Typing and proofreading of clinical correspondence
• Understanding of NHS processes and RTT (18-week) requirements

Responsibilities

• Act as main point of contact for patients and medical staff for the consultant and team
• Typing/proof-reading and dispatch of clinical correspondence within agreed timescales and quality standards
• Ensure urgent test results/correspondence are brought to the immediate attention of the Consultant or team
• Understand 18-week RTT process
• Support management in preparing and validating waiting lists and performance data in the team leader's absence
• Liaise with wards, departments and other clinical staff within the hospital and external providers

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Tact & diplomacy

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Pathway Co-ordinator/Medical Secretary to support the Stroke Medical Secretary Team. The role involves delivering an efficient secretarial service to consultants and their teams for NHS work, with flexibility to work with other secretarial staff and clinicians.

You will require strong communication and problem-solving skills, tact and diplomacy, and the ability to prioritise workloads to support day-to-day management.