Medical Secretary | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

With demand on our services at an all-time high, the role our department provides has never been more critical.

We will give you:

The chance to make a difference to people in our local communities

A mix of both office and homeworking

Monday to Friday hours

Career development opportunities

This position is available at The Royal Oldham Hospital in the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department.

As a Medical Secretary your main duties will cover:

Medical audio transcription of clinical correspondence

Carry out administrative instructions dictated in the correspondence including booking appointments via the Booking and Scheduling Department

Update NPSA16 investigation tracker following transcription of correspondence

Deal with internal and external telephone enquiries from patients, staff and external agencies

Undertake routine office duties including printing, scanning and filing

Organising your workload to meet our KPI’s

To do this we need you to:

Be able to prioritise your workload effectively

Pride yourself on being organised

Have an excellent eye for detail

Be confident using a computer and Microsoft Office

Have an excellent telephone manner

Be able to communicate effectively and manage patient expectation

Strive to give our patients an excellent customer service

Be enthusiastic, resilient, confident, and committe

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Oct 2024