Urology Senior Medical Secretary / Waiting List Officer

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Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Medical Secretary/Waiting List Officer to join their Urology team in Stockport. The successful candidate will manage waiting lists, provide secretarial support to consultants, and ensure adherence to patient access policies. Applicants should possess strong organizational skills, a solid understanding of medical terminology, and previous NHS experience is preferred. This role offers a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance services

Stockport Credit Union for financial advice

Qualifications

• Understanding of medical terminology and confidentiality.
• Previous NHS experience preferred.
• Typing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to consultants.
• Manage waiting lists and patient admissions.
• Audio-type clinical and non-clinical correspondence.

Skills

Communication and interpersonal skills

Organisational and time management skills

Ability to prioritise

Problem-solving

Education

5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English

ECDL

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Urology Senior Medical Secretary / Waiting List Officer

Band 4

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' (see additional documentation) and provide examples.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Urology Secretarial / Waiting List Officer Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. As a member of the team, you will assist with managing waiting lists for elective surgery and working in accordance with Government Access targets to ensure patients are treated in line with Trust Access policies. You will also provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary role to named Consultants within the service.

This post is varied Ди and includes contact with patients and many Health Care Professionals.

We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in an environment where demands and priorities change quickly. You must be well organised, able to work on your own initiative and demonstrate confidence in independent decision making.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and effective secretarial, waiting құрам and administrative service to a Consultant(s) and their medical team.

To administrate waiting lists and organise patient admissions and pre‑operative appointments.

To undertake the audio‑typing of clinical and non‑clinical correspondence within their specialty area.

The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as Patient串 Centre, Advantis and the Big Hand Digital dictation system.

The successful candidate will possess excellent organisation, communication, typing skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities theyatak serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and consumidores, to make your salary go isolation
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and бума responsibilities

• To provide senior medical secretarial service directly to named Consultants.
• To take a lead role in managing the waiting list of a group of consultants. This will involve cross covering and supporting other specialities when required to support the team and services.
• Monitor the waiting list and work list daily to ensure Government Access Targets are not breached.
• To co-ordinate admission and associated pre-operative assessment clinics.
• To ensure RTT (18 week pathway) status is recorded accurately and is up-to-date.
• To collate information for clinical audits 형태 requiring.
• Arranging appointments as required.
• To be responsible for and collation of investigation results.
• To deal with day-to-day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to Consultant staff if necessary and within remit.
• Acting as first point of contact for all forms of communication for the consultant and their team.
• Audio typing of clinical and non‑clinical correspondence ensuring completion within national guidelines.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

Education

• 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English
• ECDL

Knowledge

• Understanding of Microsoft Office
• Medical Terminology

Experience

• Working as a team
• Confidentiality
• Previous NHS experience
• Typing Experience

Skills

• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Organisational and time management skills
• Problem solving

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfils the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course aanwijltrArthur duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a very high number of clashes. Please complete and submit your applications in good time to avoid disappointment.