East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary - Urology
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Exciting Opportunity for a Medical Secretary in Urology Department
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Medical Secretary to join the Urology Department in Ipswich Hospital.
We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide an efficient and effective support service to the clinicians, patients & medical secretaries.
The ideal candidate will have attention to detail, have excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.
You should have a good level of clerical experience and good working knowledge of IT systems although full training in the use of our systems will be provided.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive and open mail
- Perform routine tasks on own initiative
- Type general correspondence, clinic letters, discharge summaries, reports
- Receive dictation via Big Hand and upload letters to Evolve
- Update patient pathway following clinic appointment
- Manage the non-admitted PTL
- Assist Department Lead with Choose & Book Process
- Answer telephone and deal with enquiries, convey messages
- Maintain efficient filing systems
- Ad-hoc duties as delegated by Department Lead
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About Us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
Benefits and Development
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
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Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jacqueline Walker
Job title: Service Manager
Email address: Jacqueline.Walker@esneft.nhs.uk
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