Support Medical Secretary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Support Medical Secretary for the Trauma & Orthopaedics department. The role involves assisting the Medical Secretary Team Leader with administrative tasks, managing inpatient waiting lists, and ensuring accurate documentation in a busy healthcare environment. Candidates should possess excellent organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure. This position is part-time, requiring 30 hours of work each week. Contact information is provided for informal visits or inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Support the Medical Secretary Team Leader in delivering administrative services.
• Manage inpatient waiting list and communicate related information to patients.
• Prioritize workload to ensure accurate typing of clinical letters.
• Work under pressure in a busy environment.
• Assist in the appropriate utilization of theatres.

Job description

Overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

Job Title: Support Medical Secretary/Trauma & Orthopaedics

Location: Royal Stoke University Hospital, UHNM

Hours: 30 hours per week

Responsibilities

• The post holder is required to support the Medical Secretary Team Leader in the delivery of a comprehensive administrative service to a specialty team.
• Involved in inpatient waiting list management for a specialty, in accordance with the Patient Access Policy, communicating appointment and admission related information to patients and carers and typing correspondence and/or transcribing and typing up of minutes as appropriate.
• Take direction from the Medical Secretary Team Leader and Operational Services Manager for the day to day running of the service.
• Manage own time and prioritise workload to ensure clinical letters are accurately typed in chronological order/clinical priority.
• Work well under pressure in a busy work environment.
• Support the Medical Secretary Team Leader and specialty team in the delivery of inpatient waiting list management, taking into account application of national RTT rules and assistance in the appropriate utilisation of theatres.

About UHNM

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Contact for details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nichola Allerton
Job title: Operational Services Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]