Medical Secretary - Dermatology | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and motivated Dermatology admin team based at Waters Green Medical Centre in Macclesfield.

We are looking for an experienced Medical Secretary who will be working with our dedicated team of Consultants, Nurse specialist and other clinical team members. We are keen to hear from applicants who can demonstrate their organisational skills and who can work on their own initiative.

You will also be able to cope with interruptions whilst in periods of concentration and able to manage conflicting priorities.

• Evidence of good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal.
• Excellent administrative and IT skills.
• Audio typing experience to a high standard.
• An understanding of Medical Terminology.

• Completing tasks and emails.
• Dealing with patient calls and emails and liaising with medical professionals.
• preparing bags/documentations for sample collections.
• supporting with MDT prep.
• actioning urgent cancer referrals.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

This role will be based at our Dermatology department based in Macclesfield Waters Green Medical centre.

You will be responsible for a wide range of medical secretarial and admin duties and will provide administration support for the clinical team which includes:

• medical audio typing
• diary management
• answering queries via telephone/email
• monitoring of Departmental/Trust targets including Letter turnaround times and RTT
• You will also be able to cope with interruptions whilst in periods of concentration and able to manage conflicting priorities.

This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025