Medical Secretary

Job summary

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to Breast Consultant(s) and Departmental Team, within the general procedures laid down for the department. The confidential nature of all work concerning patients must be understood and safeguarded. The medical secretary is part of a team and must regard the interests of the patient as paramount and as such must be aware of the Data Protection Act (1998) and be aware of the consequences of the failure to comply with it.

Main duties of the job

1. To type back with Trust timescales (from audio/digital/voice recognition) Outpatient letters/discharge letters and dispatch signed letters to post and return medical records to the library promptly.2. To keep a diary for the consultant and arrange/remind consultant of appointments/meetings. Arrange appointments for visitors including drug representatives, outside normal outpatient clinic sessions.3. To ensure compliance with 18-week pathway by entering correct outcome code onto hospital information system as per consultant direction. To complete necessary, Inter Provider Transfer for patients referred to other organisations and ensure appropriate 18-week code updated.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.