Medical Secretary - Learning Disability | Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust

To provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to specified Consultant’s and their team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the All Age Learning Disability Service in Central Lancashire. The post holder will facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
To facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
• To support the Consultant and their team in the typing of all clinic letters and correspondence, tribunal reports and references within designated time limits and a high standard of accuracy and presentation.
• To arrange meetings, and take minutes of meetings for e.g. Consultant meetings, Post Incident Reviews, Complex needs meetings and other meetings as requested.
• To prepare papers for meetings and distribute as requested by the Consultant and their team.
• To take minutes for meetings attended by the Consultant and their team as requested.
• To provide effective communication both within the Trust and between hospital, GPs, patients, Community Mental Health Team, patients and relatives regarding appointments, admissions and any other queries,
• To arrange domiciliary visits at the request of the Consultant and provide supporting information and liaise with the client.
Lancashire &South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South CumbriaFoundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Friday 12 Jan 2024