Job summary
Are you an experienced NHS medical secretary looking to work within a friendly, established team and in a flexible and supportive working environment? If your answers are yes please read on...
We have 2 exciting Medical Secretary positions available, based at Sandwell Hospital working as part of the Paediatric administration team
Position 1 - 30 hours per week
Position 2- 26 hours per week
We are a fun, friendly team of secretaries, who is looking for someone to join us who is also a team player. These 2 positions will be based at Sandwell Hospital. We offer flexible working with the option for some working from home days each week.
The key requirements for this position are the AMSPAR qualification, or a minimum of 2 years previous medical secretary experience.
Candidates should also have experience of managing 18 week pathways and waiting list management, plus knowledge and evidence of patient information systems and other relevant IT systems. Personal organisation, great communication skills and the ability to priorities workloads to juggle the ever changing priorities of the NHS are also essential, as is the experience of working in a fast paced environment.
Main duties of the job
Actively managing the administrative processes associated with patient pathways and contributing to the effectiveness of clinical teams (including patient experience, patient flow and waiting list management) for specialty teams.
Co-ordinating, navigating and tracking a caseload of patients efficiently and effectively through their care pathway outpatients, day case, diagnostics and inpatients from referral to treatment and discharge for Paediatrics.
Providing secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and clinical teams to support the delivery of high quality co-ordinated and integrated care including liaison with patients, careers GP's and other service users.
About us
Working for SWBH- We have a Well being hub, where you can go and have massages, relaxation therapy.
Access to staff benefits - which include money off shopping, days out,
Tusker car scheme - allows you to buy cars at discounted rate
MMUH - Is our new hospital being built to increase and improve our services across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Substantial experience within the NHS.
2. Knowledge of waiting list / patient management systems.
3. Knowledge of PAS systems and other relevant databases.
Desirable
4. Experince of managing 18week pathway
5. Cancer Services knowledge and/or experience
Qualifications
Essential
6. Amspar or RSA Typing level 2
7. Medical Terminology
8. GCSE English and Maths grade C and above
Desirable
9. RSA Typing Level 2
10. AMSPAR