Medical Secretary - Oncology

Job description

Job summary

Medical Secretary - Oncology Band 3 21.75 hours Permanent
To provide an effective and efficient Support Medical Secretary service to named Consultants within the Oncology/Medicine services. To provide support for the team of Medical Secretaries in order to meet trust targets.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a personal assistant and medical secretarial service directly to named Consultants under the medicine business group.
• To collate information for clinical audits if required
• To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners and any other official correspondence i.e. reports
• To be responsible for and collation of investigation results
• Responsible for obtaining relevant investigation results from PACS and Intranet result service.
• To deal with day-to-day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to consultant staff if necessary and within remit
• To ensure patient pathways are updated as appropriate.
• To respond to enquiries received from GP's and other Health Personnel, patients and relatives
• To maintain patient records and track notes electronically in a manner acceptable to the Trust

• Engage in the use of Evolve and all other electronic patient notes system
• To observe absolute confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of your work
• To liaise with Health Records/Appointments staff regarding outpatient clinic numbers and urgent appointments
• To cover, as practical, other secretarial team member absences
• To deal with day to day incoming mail, assigning priority and / or taking any necessary action
• To actively participate in the introduction of and use of information technology

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

• GCSE English OR equivalent experience
• RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
• AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification and or Extensive Medical Secretary Experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work under pressure / Able to prioritise own workload
• Ability to use own initiative / Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Understand and carry out instructions accurately

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

• Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems

Experience

Essential

• Previous medical secretarial experience

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education

Essential

• GCSE English OR equivalent experience
• RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
• AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification and or Extensive Medical Secretary Experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work under pressure / Able to prioritise own workload
• Ability to use own initiative / Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Understand and carry out instructions accurately

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of medical terminology

Desirable

• Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems

Experience

Essential

• Previous medical secretarial experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital. Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

United Kingdom

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