Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 4 Medical Secretary

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Job summary

Medical Secretarial service to the Consultant Community Paediatrician and the team of junior doctors. This requires a sound knowledge of medical terminology. Typing of all correspondence, e.g. clinic letters, medical reports, discharge letters and presentations using Microsoft packages such as Word and PowerPoint, if requested. Receive telephone calls and act as the point of reference for parents, Health Visitors, School Nurses, General Practitioners, Social Care Services, Police and the Education Department and other service users, liaising with the Consultant and other doctors as necessary. Receive telephone calls from parents and special schools requesting repeat prescriptions, ensuring the Consultant has relevant up-to-date notes to write up the prescription and follow the identified local procedure. Type clinic letters for the Consultant and medical team, using digital dictation, forwarding requests for investigations, (e.g. EEG, X-Rays, blood tests), filing results and correspondence. To provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to consultants and supporting teams. To work collaboratively with other medical secretarial colleagues to ensure clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within acceptable and agreed timescales. The post holder will carry out his/her duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation of the work.

Main duties of the job

Type clinic letters for the Consultant and medical team, using digital dictation, forwarding requests for investigations, (e.g. EEG, X-Rays, blood tests), filing results and correspondence. Type and prioritise reports to Social Care Services/Police Statements on children seen for Child Protection Medicals, liaising with solicitors and Guardian ad Litem, as requested. Some letters or reports may be of a sensitive and sometimes upsetting nature due to their content to deal with sensitive and sometimes complex inquiries from Patients, to exercise tact and give suitable non clinical support in the absence of the Doctor. Deal appropriately with incoming post, drawing urgent letters and laboratory reports to the Consultant's attention. Prioritise workload independently, identifying urgency, highlighting problems and taking appropriate action to prevent or solve problems, without supervision. To support, supervise and be involved in the training of junior administrative staff. Ensure adequate tracking of medical notes, both in and out of the centre and take the necessary measures to ensure the security of the information contained within these. Ensure the weekly return of the Medical Team's activity to the Central Booking Centre.

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Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-6335122-CF

Job locations

Birmingham Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We provide community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 300 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We provide community and specialist services within Birmingham and the West Midlands. We deliver over 100 clinical services, out in peoples homes and in over 300 hospitals, health centres and clinics. We provide services for adults, children, people with learning disabilities, those with rehabilitation needs and also dental services.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • oAMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
  • oBusiness Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • oAudio Typing qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Experience

Essential

  • oRelevant or previous secretarial or administrative experience
  • oExperience of working within a team

Desirable

  • oExperience within a clinical setting
  • oExperience of using an audio transcription system, preferably digital dictation.

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • oAbility to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, patients and visitors
  • oAbility to take notes at meetings
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • oAMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
  • oBusiness Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • oAudio Typing qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Experience

Essential

  • oRelevant or previous secretarial or administrative experience
  • oExperience of working within a team

Desirable

  • oExperience within a clinical setting
  • oExperience of using an audio transcription system, preferably digital dictation.

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • oAbility to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, patients and visitors
  • oAbility to take notes at meetings

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

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Birmingham Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Birmingham Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Team Leader

Anne-marie Rawlins

anne-marie.rawlins@nhs.net

07858680939

Details

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-6335122-CF

Job locations

Birmingham Community Children's Centre

61 Bacchus Road

Birmingham

B18 4QY


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