Medical Secretary

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

Undertake audio/shorthand/clerical duties for yourconsultants, including minute taking as required, clinicalletters, reports, discharge correspondence and clinical activitydata inputting. This may include administrative supportrelating to consultant tutorial work.

o Provide first point of contact for written and telephoneenquiries on behalf of your consultants, using judgement toestablish validity and priority of the contact.o Deal with any admission enquiries using judgement andobserving patient confidentiality at all times.o Liaise with General Practitioner's regarding clinic anddomiciliary visits. Liaise with outside agencies, includingSocial Services, Coroner's Office, other hospitals, general andgeriatric, medical services, clients and their relatives usingtheir knowledge and judgement of any given situation.o Liaise on behalf of your consultants with multi-disciplinaryteam members with regard to requirements for jointoutpatients work/care programming activity.o As directed by your consultants, record activity ontoappropriate medium meeting all required deadlines.o Track all service users from referral to discharge ensuring allappointment and correspondence are within local and nationaltargets.o Ensure all discharge notification and summaries aregenerated and sent to General Practitioner within agree timescale.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prescott House CMHT

Prescott Street

Worsley, Manchester

M28 0ZA

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Prescott House CMHT

Prescott Street

Worsley, Manchester

M28 0ZA

Employer's website

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

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