[ref. t37521818] Radiology Medical Personal Assistant - Bury

Job overview

We are looking for two dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated Radiology Medical Personal Assistants to join our team.

You will be based between Fairfield General Hospital and The Royal Oldham Hospital.

The positions are permanent and to work 37.5 and 30 hours per week.

The Radiology Medical Personal Assistant supports the site-based Consultant team and the Department Managers. They undertake a range of administrative support tasks to ensure that departmental and directorate performance targets are sustained.

• Manage all correspondence, reports etc. for the Consultant Radiologists, maintaining confidentiality at all times and ensuring urgent items are prioritised.
• Schedule meetings; devise and distribute agendas and the taking and typing back of minutes.
• Support Consultants, providing transcription services for clinical correspondence.
• Manage Consultant electronic diaries, taking accurate messages and making appointments whenever necessary.
• Manage daily reports regarding reporting turnaround for the Consultants ensuring urgent cases are flagged and prevent cases missing trust targets.
• Manage enquires from medical staff and GPs including the efficient operation of a ‘bring forward’ system to ensure an efficient service is provided.
• Maintain and develop an efficient filing system.
• Manage Consultant emails, ensuring important messages are dealt with in a timely fashion.
• Support the Consultants preparation for MDT’s, ensuring all records are complete and available for review. Provide post MDT support ensuring clinical records and systems are updated to reflect peer review findings.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE standard with English & Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent.
• RSA III typing or equivalent demonstrable skills in:
• Audio typing
• Copy typing
• Word Processing

• A certificate in medical secretarial studies
• ECDL

Skills and Knowledge

• IT literate with a practical working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word.
• Substantial previous experience in medical secretarial and office work.
• Time management skills and ability to prioritise own workload with minimum supervision.

• Experience in dealing with members of the public.
• NHS experience

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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