Support Medical Secretary

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking an enthusiastic Support Medical Secretary to join the secretarial team within Breast and Endocrine Surgery. The post requires flexibility, resilience, and strong organisational skills. Responsibilities include typing clinic letters, booking appointments, and providing support to the secretarial team. Ideal candidates must have audio typing skills and extensive knowledge of medical terminology, making them essential for effective communication with patients and professionals.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of medical terminology is essential.
• Audio typing skills are necessary.
• Good communication and organisation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day support to the PA/Medical Secretary team.
• Updating and inputting patient information on to the appropriate systems and spreadsheet.
• Book, reschedule and cancel appointments/clinics.
• Monitor clinic capacity.
• Complete necessary actions required from correspondence and requests.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Audio typing skills

Knowledge of medical terminology

Job description

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. As part of your application, you will be asked to confirm that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women’s Hospital or, The Walton Centre.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Support Medical Secretary to join our secretarial team within the Breast and Endocrine Surgery. The post requires an individual who is resilient and adaptable to work in a fast-paced professional environment.

You as a successful candidate will be working alongside an established team of Medical Secretaries. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the secretarial team in ensuring work is completed in a timely manner.

You will be responsible for typing clinic letters, chasing results and providing support for the secretaries and service.

You should have good communication and organisational skills, be well-organised, flexible in approach and able to use your own initiative in prioritising your workload.

Extensive knowledge of medical terminology is essential, as are audio typing skills. A key aspect of the role involves daily communication with patients, consultants, nurses and other health and care professionals and therefore the post holder must have exceptional non-verbal and verbal skills.

Employment Details

The available post is permanent 37.5 hours per week and worked cross sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day support to the PA/Medical Secretary team.
• Updating and inputting patient information on to the appropriate systems and spreadsheet.
• Book, reschedule and cancel appointments/clinics.
• Monitor clinic capacity.
• Complete necessary actions required from correspondence and requests received.