About this role
Job summary
Medical Secretary Administrator
Are you looking for a rewarding administrative role within the NHS, where your work makes a real difference to patient care? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Medical Secretarial Service at Broomfield Hospital as part of a friendly and supportive team.
This role offers the chance to develop your administrative skills within a busy healthcare environment, providing essential support to clinical teams and helping ensure a high-quality service for patients. Whether you already have administration experience or are looking to build your career, full training and mentoring can be provided to help you succeed.
As well as working alongside great colleagues, you'll benefit from a generous annual leave entitlement, an excellent NHS pension scheme, and access to a wide range of staff support services covering areas such as childcare, health and well-being, fitness and mental health. We also offer flexible working arrangements where possible, alongside employee benefits including the Cycle to Work scheme and discounted travel options.
If you are organised, motivated, have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and play an important role in supporting the delivery of outstanding patient care.
Main duties of the job
Provide comprehensive administrative support to the clinical team, undertaking a range of duties including filing, scanning, correspondence management, form completion and maintaining accurate patient records.
Support patient pathways by tracking patient progress, monitoring appointments and ensuring relevant information is updated and available in a timely manner.
Process incoming and outgoing post, distribute correspondence appropriately and assist with the preparation and sending of patient letters.
Retrieve and manage telephone messages, responding to enquiries promptly and escalating issues where necessary.
Maintain and update spreadsheets, databases and other administrative systems, ensuring information is accurate, complete and up to date.
Collate diagnostic results and ensure relevant documentation is available to support clinical decision-making and patient care.
Contact patients by telephone as required to confirm appointments, provide information and support the smooth coordination of services.
Provide secretarial and clerical support to the wider team, contributing to the efficient and effective delivery of patient-centred care.
About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good general education i.e. GCSE level including English & Maths or equivalent
Experience Essential
Demonstrate ability to work using own initiative and work as part of a team. Effective oral/written communication and interpersonal skills. Competent computer skills including data input.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Broomfield
Court Road
Chelmsford
CM1 7ET
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)