Medical Secretary/ PA in Salford inSalford PUBLISHED MON 17 JUN 2024 Jump to job information section

To provide a full and comprehensive PA role for multiple consultants and medical staff within the Salford Directorate.

You will be a well organised and experienced secretary with knowledge of medical terminology. You will ensure all consultants and clinicians within your role are organised and equipped to fulfil their responsibilities. Appropriate electronic and paper filing systems will be maintained, along with coordinating their clinical activities. There may be a requirement for the Medical PA to undertake duties related to college tutor responsibilities.

• Undertake audio/shorthand/clerical duties for your consultants, including minute taking as required, clinical letters, reports, discharge correspondence and clinical activity data inputting. This may include administrative support relating to consultant tutorial work.
• Provide first point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of your consultants, using judgement to establish validity and priority of the contact.
• Deal with any admission enquiries using judgement and observing patient confidentiality at all times.
• Liaise with General Practitioner’s regarding clinic and domiciliary visits. Liaise with outside agencies, including Social Services, Coroner’s Office, other hospitals, general and geriatric, medical services, clients and their relatives using their knowledge and judgement of any given situation.
• Liaise on behalf of your consultants with multi-disciplinary team members with regard to requirements for joint outpatients work/care programming activity.
• As directed by your consultants, record activity onto appropriate medium meeting all required deadlines.
• Track all service users from referral to discharge ensuring all appointment and correspondence are within local and national targets.
  
  

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Molly Anderson Job title: Senior Administrator Email address: Telephone number: