Support Secretary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust—Women’s Services is seeking a motivated Support Medical Secretary to join the team. The role focuses on generating letters efficiently, handling referrals, and delivering a welcoming, professional patient service throughout the journey.

You will support high-quality patient care with excellent communication and organisational skills, able to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in medical administration or secretarial support is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Typing reports and letters for Consultants and arranging appointments.
• Managing own workload and reporting to the line manager as needed.
• Communicating with patients regarding appointments and referrals.
• Referring work for external reporting when required and booking in/out materials as needed.
• Ensuring effective communication within the Trust and between hospitals and GPs.

Skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for motivated, enthusiastic, and customer-focused individuals to join our Women's Services team in a busy and rewarding Support Medical Secretary role.

As an integral member of the team, you will play an important part in supporting the delivery of high-quality patient care by ensuring letters are generated efficiently and accurately, queries are responded to with courtesy and empathy, and patients receive a professional and welcoming service throughout their journey.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to work confidently on their own initiative as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. This varied role involves regular contact with patients and supporting effective communication across the service.

This position would suit individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy problem-solving, and take pride in providing excellent customer service.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Working Pattern

This is a part-time position, working 22.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8:30am and 5:00pm. Specific working hours will be agreed with the successful candidate upon appointment., Manage own workload, reporting back to the line manager regarding any problems arising.

Communicate with patients regarding appointments and referrals

Responsible for typing reports and letters for Consultants and arranging appointments

Referring work for external reporting when required booking in/out material as required

Ensure effective communication within the Trust and between hospitals, General

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.