Senior Medical Secretary - DMOP/ General Medicine/ Stroke inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED
WED 23 OCT 2024
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust rEuvsziL
In addition to the main duties, the Senior Medical Secretary will ensure accurate recording of RTT status, participate in clinical audits, and manage incoming mail and patient pathways efficiently. This position requires a proactive team player who can maintain confidentiality and effectively engage with digital patient record systems. The Trust emphasises the importance of safeguarding, expecting all staff to adhere to policies that promote the welfare of children and vulnerable individuals.
To provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary role to named Consultants within the Elderly, Stroke and General Medicine service.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and enthusiastic individuals to join the medical secretarial team in the Medicine Division at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
As a team player you will be responsible for providing a full secretarial service to the Elderly, Stroke and General Medicine department within the Division. The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as PAS (Patient Administration System) Advantis and the Winscribe Digital dictation system.
The successful candidate will have previous secretarial experience and will possess excellent organisation, communication, typing skills andthe ability to work in a team environment.
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Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To provide senior medical secretarial service directly to named Consultants.
- To ensure RTT (18 week pathway) status is recorded accurately and is up to date.
- 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.
- Arranging appointments as required.
- Be responsible for arranging special tests requested by the Consultant or Junior Medical Staff.
- 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 GPs 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, urgent appointments and Consultant/Junior Medical Staff annual leave.
- To actively participate in the introduction of and use of information technology.
- To cover, as practical, other secretarial team members absences.
- To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultant or line manager in accordance to the needs of the service.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
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