Job overview

The Division of Medicine would like to invite applicants for a Medical Secretary & Data Collector post working to support the Stroke / TIA clinical team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Admin team here at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals.

The Post holder will provide an effective and efficient support service to clinical teams ensuring robust systems and processes are in place for overall administrative oversight and coordination of the patient through the relevant pathway. This will include adhering to the specific timescales and waiting time targets through validation and education, promoting a “Right First Time” culture.

Main duties of the job

• Adhere to local, national and clinically indicated maximum timeframes including Referral to Treatment (RTT), Cancer, and diagnostics, escalating where capacity does not allow or there are conflicting targets.
• Application of relevant policies/SOPs to ensure consistent services are delivered
• Attend/complete all mandatory training in accordance with Trust Policy and participate in the Trust’s Annual Appraisal.
• Use of trust developed patient target lists and/or other information reports for consistent facilitation of patient pathway
• Liaise with any relevant member of the Trust or external to the Trust, as appropriate to your role to ensure efficient and timely flow of patient pathway, in line with information governance policy.
• Contribution to achievement of local/national Key Performance Indicators relevant to the role.
• Liaise as appropriate to ensure correct system recording of patient pathway and demographic  details in order to prevent data quality issues.
• Be aware of and adhere to the Trust’s Policies, Procedures and Disciplinary rules, and promote awareness amongst peers.
• Be an active team member and undertake any other duties that may be reasonably requested to facilitate the smooth running of the Trust ensuring confidentiality at all times, maintaining good relationships with patients and other members of staff.
• Provide cover as necessary at the request of the Line Manager across the core clinical administration functions, commensurate with level of the role.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.   

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.