Medical Secretary/Pathway Co-ordinator

Job Summary

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to Consultant(s) and Departmental Team, within the general procedures laid down for the department. The confidential nature of all work concerning patients must be understood and safeguarded. The medical secretary is part of a team and must regard the interests of the patient as paramount and as such must be aware of the Data Protection Act (1998) and be aware of the consequences of the failure to comply with it.

Main Duties

• To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team servicing the Warrington, Halton, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Breast Screening Programme, with the aim of providing and maintaining a high standard of service to patients.
• To be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the Patient Clinical Database on the NHSBSP Computer Programme.
• To provide a secretarial service to the Programme Director, Consultant Radiologists, Radiographic team, and Programme Manager regarding queries and reports from the NHSBSP.
• To advise and support the Consultant Surgeons, junior medical staff, and Breast Care Nurses servicing the symptomatic breast service.
• To cover secretarial duties across both sites depending on staffing.
• Post-holders are expected to be flexible in their approach to the needs of the service.
• To work with the minimum of supervision in an organised, efficient and effective manner in order to maximise the use of own time and that of other departmental staff.
• To be part of a small, busy administrative support team providing essential cover where applicable.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] serves a population of more than 1 million residents across Warrington, Halton and the wider North West region, with services provided at two hospital sites. The trust is part of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Warrington and Halton focus on local health and social care needs through partnerships called Warrington Together and One Halton. Our services are delivered by our workforce of around 6,500 staff. Warrington Hospital provides emergency care, general medicine, surgery, cardiac care, stroke care, cancer care, maternity, paediatrics, and support services. Halton Hospital in Runcorn specialises in elective and diagnostic care. It includes the Captain Sir Tom Moore Building and Nightingale Building. The site also houses the Delamere Macmillan Unit, Halton Clinical Research Unit, and Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre. Both hospitals offer outpatient clinics and diagnostic services.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous secretary experience with minimum of 3 years' experience (Essential)
• Data Input experience (Essential)
• Working as a team member (Essential)
• Previous medical/NHS secretarial experience (Desirable)
• Knowledge of screening programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of writing Standard Operating Procedures (Desirable)

Qualification

• Good knowledge of written and spoken English (Essential)
• RSA Typing III or equivalent experience (Essential)
• Medical Terminology or equivalent experience (Essential)
• Good knowledge of windows applications (Essential)
• ECDL or Equivalent (Essential)
• Knowledge of NBSS computer system (Desirable)

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

• Ability to work well under pressure maintaining a high standard of accuracy (Essential)
• Ability to empathise with people, showing understanding for patients and relative's needs (Essential)
• Ability to work on your own initiative or in a team (Essential)
• Ability to prioritise your own workload (Essential)
• Ability to organise your own workload effectively with good attention to detail (Essential)
• Able to adapt to changes in practice, policies, and procedures (Essential)
• Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy (Essential)
• Accomplished user in Microsoft Office Packages; Word Excel, Outlook etc (Essential)
• Ability to communicate effectively and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills (Essential)
• Knowledge of Trust system Lorenzo (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Trust system ICE (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Policies and Procedures (Desirable)
• Knowledge of National Breast Screening Programme (Desirable)

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer Details

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Address: Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG

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Employer Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Breast Screening Programme Manager, Angela Millward at [contact hidden] or [contact hidden]