Support Medical Secretary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Wirral; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Support Secretary to join the Urology team at a leading NHS Trust. The role involves maintaining patient records, processing correspondence, and liaising with medical staff. Candidates should possess excellent communication and organisational skills, along with relevant qualifications and experience. This position offers a chance to work in a supportive environment within a busy acute care setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining patient records.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle confidential issues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patients’ records and process correspondence.
• Liaise with Consultants and resolve queries.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

Secretarial Abilities

Audio Typing Skills

Education

AMSPAR Medical Terminology Certificate

RSA Level II word processing

Tools

IT Skills

Word Processing

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Support Secretary to join our Urology team within the Surgical Division.

Excellent Communication, Organisational And Secretarial Abilities Are Essential.

You will responsible for maintaining patients’ records, processing incoming and outgoing correspondence, producing correspondence from audio/copy and dealing with telephone calls.

In addition, you will liaise with Consultants, other Trust staff, and organisations outside of the department in order to resolve queries.

You will have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and to deal with confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.

The minimum requirements for this post are:-

• AMSPAR Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent experience
• RSA Level II word processing or equivalent
• Good IT and word processing skills
• Audio Typing Skills
  
  

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Skinner Job title: Business Support Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 678 5111

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