Medical Secretary

Job summary

15 hours per week

Medical Secretary to Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons.

To Maintain and provide a high quality secretarial service within the Orthopaedic department and to provide a fully comprehensive secretarial role to consultants and supporting medical staff, including Audio typing, diary management etc

Main duties of the job

• To ensure strict confidentiality at all times. Comply with requirements of Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act and legislation issued in relation to confidential data.
• To prioritise and manage own busy workload in order to provide a comprehensive and efficient personal secretarial service to the Consultants and supporting staff.
• To work as part of the Orthopaedic Team in ensuring the efficient running of the department.
• To ensure close and effective communication with colleagues, patients, and their relatives and outside agencies.
• To undertake the typing of letters within agreed time scales for the Consultants and supporting medical staff, including correspondence involving detailed letters and reports which require a high level of accuracy and an understanding of medical terminology.
• To utilise the electronic patient record system and ensure digital dictation letters are stored, retrieved. To search for patient information including procedures.
• To maintain and effective filing system.
• To provide cover where necessary for departmental colleagues in times of annual leave/sickness and to undertake associated duties.
• To receive phone calls and take appropriate action ensuring effective communication is used and timescales met.
• To maintain Consultant electronic diary where applicable.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of over 260,000 with over 4,500 staff. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. We are working successfully with partners across South Yorkshire as part of the Integrated Care Board where we are leading and collaborating in several key work streams and service areas, including workforce development. We combine our patient first approach with innovation and care against a backdrop of system working, as encapsulated in our Trust values

AMBITIOUS - We set high standards for the services we deliver. We aim to be an outstanding Trust and we are enthusiastic about delivering excellent health care for our patients.

CARING - We embrace the importance of giving the highest possible quality of care for our patients. We also care for each other as colleagues and for the community, our resources, our environment and our future.

TOGETHER - We value the importance of working together with patients, carers and families to ensure that we provide high quality patient centred care. We are committed to working with partners and stakeholders across Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to develop sustainable services for the population we serve. Getting the right leaders in the Trust is critical to achieving.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, for both our patients and our workforce.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

120 Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

120 Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2TY

Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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