Job Description

To support the Medical PA in providing a comprehensive administrative service to the medical teams within Salford, Prescott House Community Mental Health Team.

The Clinical Secretary will undertake general office duties including the typing of medical and other correspondence, including taking minutes of the MDT meetings and other meetings as delegated by the Senior Administrator, and actioning any requirements identified within the meetings.

• Answer and manage calls from patients and their carers / relatives and other health and social care professionals.
• Support with hubs across Salford Community care group including Psychology, Physical health and any other hubs requiring support within the teams.
• Undertake audio/shorthand/clerical duties for your consultants, including minute taking as required, clinical letters, reports, discharge correspondence, and clinical activity data inputting. This may include administrative support relating to consultant tutorial work.
• Provide first point of contact for written and telephone enquiries on behalf of your consultants, using judgement to establish validity and priority of the contact.
• Deal with any admission enquiries using judgement and observing patient confidentiality at all times.
• Liaise with General Practitioner regarding clinic and domiciliary visits.
• Liaise with outside agencies, including Social Services, Coroner’s Office, other hospitals, general and geriatric, medical services, clients, and their relatives using their knowledge and judgement of any given situation.
• Liaise on behalf of your consultants with multi-disciplinary team members with regard to requirements for joint outpatients work/care programming activity.