Medical Secretary
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary
£24336
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Woodside, County Durham
- Part time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: dcd7ad816a7b4d2ebb0726cd15ed53a1
Full Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a medical secretary within the Cardiology Department. We are a busy team and are looking for an experienced medical secretary with excellent secretarial, typing and interpersonal skills. The successful applicant will become an integral part of an efficient, flexible and pro-active team providing an excellent secretarial support service to a clinical and specialist nurse team. You will also have excellent organisational and communication skills and be able to work under pressure and to deadlines. A sound knowledge of medical terminology would be essential. It is essential that you have experience of Microsoft packages and knowledge of hospital data management systems would be desirable., Typing/proof reading of clinical correspondence
Liasing with the cardiology and medical teams within the Trust
Lialising with patients
Liaising with GP surgeries/tertiary centres
Minuting departmental meetings
Using the Trust EPR systems
Using the Trust digital systems
Ensuring a robust system is in place to keep track of investigations
Booking and cancelling clinics
Diary keeping
Ensuring medical notes are updated in the CITO system
Updating the RTT system
Updating rotas
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You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.