Administrator Clinical Secretary Milton Keynes, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 4 Medical Secretary who has excellent interpersonal skills and a calm and methodical approach to provide full secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant and their Junior Doctors as well as members of the MK Community Mental Health Hub team.
The hub is part of the adult mental health community redesign initiative to improve the quality of care received by people with mental health needs in their local community. The national direction of travel, outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan, is towards the provision of more integrated, personalised and place-based care and the hub is a needs based service providing a wide range of interventions as part of 3 pathways, Diagnosis & Condition Management, Psychosocial and Therapies.
The main responsibilities of this post will be to provide secretarial support with diary management, appointment booking, typing clinical letters, minutes and documents as required, answering incoming telephone calls for the team, general administrative duties including photocopying, filing, the collection, opening and distribution of post, ordering supplies and to assist in providing cover for other secretaries in the team.
We are looking for someone who is dynamic, organised, who can work autonomously as well as part of the multi-disciplinary team and who can work in an efficient manner. You will be responsible to the Service Manager.
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The Clinic Secretary will be responsible for providing a full range of administrative duties to the team. This will range from word processing, distribution of post, arranging meetings, receiving and disseminating information and the provision of a receptionist service in order to enable the team to carry out a range of clinical activity as quickly and effectively as is required. The Clinic Secretary is responsible for supporting various staff including Consultant Psychiatrists, Team Managers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Nurse Prescribers, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support Workers and Support Workers.
The post holder will work closely with other administrative staff within Milton Keynes Mental Health Service, sharing work where necessary and providing cover for leave purposes.
For further information about this role please see attached Job Description.
