Trainee Medical Secretary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Trainee Medical Secretary / MDT Co-ordinator to join the team on a permanent basis. The role starts at Band 2 with a requirement to undertake a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, progressing to Band 3 upon completion of competencies.

The post holder will provide comprehensive administrative and clerical support to MDT meetings, wards and inpatient consultants, assist with referrals, and support consultants with various admin tasks.

Qualifications

• Proven organisational and communication skills essential.
• Outstanding telephone manner and professional demeanour required.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support to MDT meetings and ward/inpatient consultants.
• Assist with referrals preparation and related administrative tasks.
• Support consultants with secretarial duties as required.
• Manage own workload and priorities in a busy NHS environment.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Telephone manner

Confidentiality awareness

Education

Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Medical Secretary / MDT Co-ordinator to join our team on a permanent basis. This role will start as a Band 2, with a requirement to undertake a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship. Upon completion of the apprenticeship and sign off of the required comptencies, you will progress into a band 3 role.,

• The post holder will provide a comprehensive administrative and clerical role that will ensure the smooth function of the multi-disciplinary team meetings and provide admin/secretarial support to wards and inpatient consultants
• The post holder will also be required, to do referral work preparation
• Supporting the consultants with admin/secretarial tasks as required
  The successful candidate will need excellent organisational and communication skills including an outstanding telephone manner as well as excellent keyboard skills, be competent in microsoft packages and be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality.

This post would be suitable for applicants who enjoy working as part of a busy team. The role requires daily interaction with a variety of staffing groups, patients as well as other hospital departments so good communication is essential as well as a patient centered approach.Ideally candidates will have previous relevant NHS experience in an admin role and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of how to manage the challenges that this role can bring. The post holder will manage and prioritise their own workload on a daily basis and use their initiative and discretion to manage the competing priorities. The ability to work well under pressure is essential.The successful candidate will need to be flexible to the needs of the service and be committed to high quality patient care.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon Urgent Care Centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. As a group we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry. Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people.