Job summary
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 3
Job overview
Ensuring urgent matters are brought to the attention of appropriate of clinical teams.
Routine processing of reports on HIVE PAS system.
Responsible for the timely processing of patient pathways ensuring 2/52 pathway target is met where appropriate.
Arranging urgent admission/outpatient appointments.
Dealing with patient over the telephone.
and all duties that are stated in job description.
Main duties of the job
As above and detailed in job description.
Ensuring urgent matters are brought to the attention of appropriate of clinical teams.
Routine processing of reports on HIVE PAS system.
Responsible for the timely processing of patient pathways ensuring 2/52 pathway target is met where appropriate.
Arranging urgent admission/outpatient appointments.
Dealing with patient over the telephone.
and all duties that are stated in job description.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA/NVQ Level 111 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- AMSPAR Diploma
Experiance
Essential criteria
- 1 year secretarial experiance or previous NHS experiance
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
Skills
Essential criteria
- Wriitten and verbal communication skills
- Self motivated
- Ability to prioitise completing task effectiviely
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding importance of confidentiality
- Knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical termanology
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Griffiths
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Karen Daley
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