Medical Secretary

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Part-Time Medical Secretary to join Louth CMHT

Our medical secretaries provide a highly valued service to the clinical team.

To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service. Processing all in a timely, accurate and quality manner. Previous administrative experience in a healthcare environment would be valuable, along with good knowledge of using computer systems, especially spreadsheets, and organisation skills. You should be a team-player with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You should have a good telephone manner with good interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to duties

The post-holder will need to be able to prioritise and organise their own workload. You need to be comfortable working in an ever changing environment and be able to retain your focus on providing an excellent service to patients, staff and external stakeholders such as referrers

The post holder will be based at Windsor House with expectation of travel to support Consultant outpatient Clinics on a regular basis.

The Post Holder will be offered regular management supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development within LPFT.

Main duties of the job

The Medical Secretaries work both independently, and as a team. You will need to have the self-discipline and organisational skills to manage the work on your own. However, we encourage team working, where secretaries work together to share uneven work loads or to meet a deadline.

The primary duties of the role include:

o Administration of clinic letters and documents

o Maintaining up-to-date records

o Supporting clinicians by completing the administration of outpatient clinics

o Liaising with patients, Consultants, and other members of staff

o To work as an integral part of the Louth CMHT Medical Secretaries Team

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.