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To provide full and comprehensive assistant medical secretarial cover to support the Clinicians and Medical Secretarial department. Ensure all routine clinical information and correspondence is up to date and available when required. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provide a comprehensive assistant secretarial service to clinicians and clinical teams in conjunction with the Senior Team Secretaries. To deputise for the Personal Medical Secretaries on an ad hoc basis, for annual and sick leave. To assist/deputise for the Personal Medical Secretaries on an ad hoc basis regarding admissions, waiting lists, ad hoc ward attenders and cancellations ensuring hospital policies are adhered to, with appropriate training. Receive phone calls from patients, relatives and GPs. Ensure they are dealt with in a timely manner or passed to the appropriate Secretary as required, maintaining the highest possible customer care at all times. Communicate with other sections within patient access and other departments as required. Type clinics and reports into PAS/CRIS system as requested by the Personal Medical Secretaries. Liaise with hospitals and GP surgeries for information. Photocopying and faxing documents as required To open and distribute post, prioritising any urgent post and ensuring relevant documentation is attached. In addition to acting promptly and appropriately to all e-mail correspondence. Track case notes in and out of departments. Ensure loose filing is amalgamated with case notes within the department or health records. Liaise with appropriate staff in making routine appointments or cancellations as directed by the Personal Medical Secretaries. Supports Team Leader to induct and support junior members of the team This is not an exhaustive list of duties and a regular review will take place with the post holder as part of their ongoing development and performance management. Full job description added as a supporting document.

Comply with all Trust policies and procedures and departmental Standard Operating Procedures. To undertake other duties commensurate with this grade of post in agreement with the relevant line manager. To minimise the Trusts environmental impact wherever possible, including recycling, switching off lights, computers, monitors and equipment when not in use. Helping to reduce paper waste by minimising printing/copying and reducing water usage, reporting faults and heating/cooling concerns promptly and minimising travel. Where the role includes the ordering and use of supplies or equipment the post holder will consider the environmental impact of purchases.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK)

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description. Be responsible for all aspects (as identified) in relation to care records preparation, such as verifying patient demographic details and making up patient and clinic files as required, and ensuring case notes are available prior to clinics, verifying against the clinic list Request and ensure the return of patients' care records to the library / storage area, tracking the movement of records as appropriate Ensure appropriate care records and files are available to clinicians (e.g. for inpatient and outpatient appointments and for ad hoc requests Undertake work that has been prioritised by the Supervisor / Line Manager. Prepare and scan information onto the Trust IT systems And any other admin tasks as defined in the job description

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job summary To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include, but are not limited to, the processing of information (electronic and hard copy) in a timely manner. Liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers; in accordance with current policies including the use of the electronic referral service (ERS). The post holder must be able to work under pressure, effectively prioritise and be able to work to deadlines to meet targets. They will be expected to work to a high professional standard with an eye for attention and detail and a knowledge of medical terminology. Main duties of the job To provide a full secretarial service for the Practice e/referral system guidelines and other referral pathways. To ensure 2 week wait referrals are dealt with efficiently and promptly and contain all relevant information, and to keep up to date with changes in referral pathways etc. Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS). To liaise with clinicians, administration staff, secondary care clinicians and their secretaries, patients and other external organisations, actioning all incoming email and all administrative queries as necessary To ensure patients are contacted via email and telephone regarding referrals and hospital appointments. Only using the postal system when completely necessary. Managing all enquires in an effective manner, answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately Maintaining an accurate referrals database Scanning and inputting data of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records Processing requests for information i.e., SAR, insurance/solicitors letters and DVLA forms Clinically coding data on SystmOne as required Carrying out system searches as requested Maintaining a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested. Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately. To assist the Practice Manager with clerical and administrative duties. To make appointments, hospital bookings and admissions as required. To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. To maintain confidentiality of patient information at all times. Adaptability and willingness to change in an ever-changing NHS environment.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Posting of all correspondence, internally and externally for the secretarial team. Copy typing/pasting of digital files and the typing of patients results correspondence. Ensure all medical records are tracked in and out of the department. Enquire using PAS and e-mail to query patient appointments. Collecting medical records from all departments including the Health Records Library. Answering telephone queries, telephoning patients and supplying general information, referring to Senior Team Secretary for advice where necessary. Liaising with Medical Records, Appointments and relevant departments. Collating pathology forms for the relevant clinics and filing pathology forms as necessary. Requesting x-rays both within and outside the Trust, as required. Tracking referral letters using PAS. Opening and dealing with all incoming mail and e-mail. Photocopying and faxing. Liaising with secretarial team for schedule of day-to-day tasks. To provide cross cover with other Secretarial Support Clerks within team for annual leave and sick leave. Co-operating in the introduction of new procedures, policies or technology, including any technology associated with the Patient Administration System, and assisting managers in its implementation. To cover for Team Secretaries when competence achieved.

To provide comprehensive quality administrative and clerical support to the Speech and Language Management Team ensuring that such systems complement and adhere to the Divisional standards for staff. To develop and maintain efficient office systems, ensuring that resources are available in a timely manner and efficiently organised to enable maximum clinical contact time for the Speech and Language Therapy team. To independently analyse, prepare and summarise data in preparation for Division reports. To enter all data required onto RiO (Patient Management System) accurately and on time according to the Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts policy. To provide accurate monitoring information in a timely way as required by the Speech and Language management team. To be responsible for the scheduling and organisation of meetings/training for the team, drafting agendas, taking formal minutes together with action notes and to provide other high standard service support for meetings as required

To be responsible for undertaking a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team. Duties can include, but are not limited to, the processing of information (electronic and hard copy) in a timely manner, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers in accordance with current policies, including the use of the electronic referral service (ERS).

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

JOB TITLE: MEDICAL SECRETARY REPORTS TO: PRACTICE MANAGER Job Summary: To contribute to the delivery of patient care, in collaboration with, clinical and non-clinical staff, within the Practice environment, and in conjunction with appropriate external organisations. To provide general secretarial support to the Doctors and Health Professionals involving word processing and audio typing skills with general clerical work. To provide effective and efficient Secretarial support to the partners and other Professional Staff. Job Responsibilities: To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GPs and Health Professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner. To administer patient referrals making appropriate use of information technology. To assist the Partners with all clerical and administrative duties of the practice. To work in accordance with written protocols To make appointments, including Choose & Book, as required. To handle appropriate incoming and outgoing internal and external mails and action accordingly To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records. To electronically file patient correspondence in patient medical records. To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries. To liaise with patients, hospitals, Social Services, and other outside agencies To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner. To follow systems for data security and protection Photocopying, facsimile & filing duties. To assist with providing cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave. To receive and dispatch mail relating to secretarial enquires and maintain a pending system as required e.g. awaiting invoice payments before the work is activated Process payment transactions according to Practice policy Ability to work in a team & communicate with people at all levels Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Health & Safety: All employees are subject to the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The post-holder is required to ensure, as an employee, that his/her work methods do not endanger other people or themselves. The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, the practice Health & Safety Manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually) Reporting potential risks identified Equality and Diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/Professional Development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Contribution to the Implementation of Services: The post-holder will: Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate This Job Description may be reviewed in the light of changed service needs and developments. Any changes will be full discussed with the post-holder. The post-holder may be required to carry out other duties appropriate with the post.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Greeting and attending patients on department reception desk. A patient focused approach should be adopted at all times when working in reception areas, providing a friendly and welcoming environment. Pending imaging referral forms onto the waiting list CRIS system Booking imaging appointments Telephones will be answered whilst upholding the highest standard of customer care at all times. Request, transfer and copy radiology images as required. Queries from Patients, GPs and outside agencies are responded to in a timely fashion, upholding the highest standard of customer care at all times. Queries that cannot be resolved should be discussed with team leaders immediately for advice and support. Clinics should be cashed up at the end of each session. Imaging request forms scanned on a daily basis. Instructions and preparation for imaging appointments should be sent in a timely manner, as per departmental protocols. Participate in Trust appraisal system. Attend mandatory training annually. Production of CDs containing imaging using dedicated workstations. Use IEP as required. Re-activate user accounts / password for PACS / CRIS as appropriate. Regularly direct and act upon PACS email account and take appropriate action. Report equipment faults. This is not an exhaustive list of duties and a regular review will take place with the potholder as part of their ongoing development and performance management. Full job description available as a supporting document.