Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary - General Surgery

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available within Digestive Diseases and Surgery division, providing administrative and data quality support to our General Surgery team.

The job holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of administrative duties related to patient pathway management, including, but not limited to, validation of Patient Tracking files, clinic outcome and cash up, ensuring patients waiting times are validated and accurately reflected within the Trustwide 18-week guidance. This will involve identifying data quality errors within the patient pathway through the use of EPR, PPM and Evolve.

You will act as a support for our General Surgery admin team. The post will also include typing clinical letters, and general support and cover of our secretarial service as and when needed.

You should be literate and numerate, with excellent organisational, time management and IT skills and an ability to work without supervision.

You will have a high standard of communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels.

Knowledge of the EPR System is essential

If you feel you have the skills, experience and drive that it takes to be part of a Trust whose mission is to provide safe, high quality healthcare at all times to its population, we look forward to your application.

For all enquiries please contact Emma Lowery, Team Manager emma.lowery@bthft.nhs.uk or Stacey McElroy, Team Manager stacey.mcelroy@bthft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

Please JD/PS for essential requirements and further explanation of job role.

For informal enquiries please contact Emma Lowery, Team Manager emma.lowery@bthft.nhs.uk or Stacey McElroy, Team Manager stacey.mcelroy@bthft.nhs.uk

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.

Details

Date posted

25 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-24-6165330

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Ln

BRADFORD

BD9 6RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of relating to people at all levels
  • Experience managing patient pathways in accordance with the National Cancer guidelines
  • Experience managing patient pathways in accordance with National RTT guidelines
  • Experience of EPR and other trust Patient Administration Systems
  • Experience of problem solving

Desirable

  • Medical Secretarial Experience

Skills

Essential

  • Literacy and Numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
  • Excellent organisation and time management skills
  • Ability to identify highly complex data errors and correct them
  • Able to maintain prolonged concentration and accuracy

Desirable

  • Audio Typing

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages, including use of Excel and Power-point, internet, e-mail etc...
  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
  • Fundamental knowledge of the RTT rules re 18 week pathways.
  • Knowledge of the Trust Pathway monitoring systems and use of the Patient Tracking Lists [PTLs]
  • Knowledge of NHS data quality standards
  • Knowledge of EPR/Evolve/PPM/CRIS

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Patient Administration System (or equivalent system)
  • Medical Terminology

Qualifications

Essential

  • An appropriate speed and accuracy of typing is required for this role and this will be assessed at interview
  • Educated to GCSE standard*
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • NHS Experience
  • Experience of relating to people at all levels
  • Experience managing patient pathways in accordance with the National Cancer guidelines
  • Experience managing patient pathways in accordance with National RTT guidelines
  • Experience of EPR and other trust Patient Administration Systems
  • Experience of problem solving

Desirable

  • Medical Secretarial Experience

Skills

Essential

  • Literacy and Numeracy skills
  • Excellent keyboard skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
  • Excellent organisation and time management skills
  • Ability to identify highly complex data errors and correct them
  • Able to maintain prolonged concentration and accuracy

Desirable

  • Audio Typing

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages, including use of Excel and Power-point, internet, e-mail etc...
  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
  • Fundamental knowledge of the RTT rules re 18 week pathways.
  • Knowledge of the Trust Pathway monitoring systems and use of the Patient Tracking Lists [PTLs]
  • Knowledge of NHS data quality standards
  • Knowledge of EPR/Evolve/PPM/CRIS

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Patient Administration System (or equivalent system)
  • Medical Terminology

Qualifications

Essential

  • An appropriate speed and accuracy of typing is required for this role and this will be assessed at interview
  • Educated to GCSE standard*

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Ln

BRADFORD

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Ln

BRADFORD

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Emma Lowery

emma.lowery@bthft.nhs.uk

01274276031

Details

Date posted

25 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-24-6165330

Job locations

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Ln

BRADFORD

BD9 6RJ


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