Medical Secretary - Immunology

Are you looking for a new challenge to become a Medical Secretary? Do you have excellent interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication to delivery outstanding patient care? Immunology are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and hard working person to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Immunologists and Nurse Specialists. The post is based at the Beckett Wing at St Jamess Hospital and will be part of the Allergy and Immunology team and the wider Respiratory Medicine team.

Duties include (but are not limited to) dealing with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and other health care providers, data entry, typing and preparing clinical correspondence using the EPRO system, filing, making outpatient appointments on PAS and dealing with the post. At LTHT, we pride ourselves of having the goal to be the best place to work.

• GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent e.g. AMSPAR Level
  2) in English and Maths
• Audio typing/Word Processing Skills RSA II or equivalent experience (desirable)
• Experience in using Microsoft office packages including Word, Excel and Power Point
• Willingness to undertake further professional development
• Experience of dealing with the general public in a working environment
• Experience in using patient information systems, such as PAS
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting (desirable)
• Prioritising and managing workload to meet deadlines
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Clear, concise, verbal and written communication skills
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act in relation to patient confidentiality and the appropriate care of patient information

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge to become a Medical Secretary? Do you have excellent interpersonal skills with emphasis on communication to delivery outstanding patient care? Immunology are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and hard working person to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Immunologists and Nurse Specialists. The post is based at the Beckett Wing at St James’s Hospital and will be part of the Allergy and Immunology team and the wider Respiratory Medicine team.

Duties include (but are not limited to) dealing with telephone enquiries from patients, relatives and other health care providers, data entry, typing and preparing clinical correspondence using the EPRO system, filing, making outpatient appointments on PAS and dealing with the post. At LTHT, we pride ourselves of having the goal to be the best place to work.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate effective communication and organisational skills; be able to work on their own initiative, both independently and within a team and must be able to prioritise workload and work effectively in a busy environment. You must also show commitment to providing a high professional standard of service. Therefore having excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the use of working as part of a team and being able to use own initiative is the skills needed to be successful in this role.

If these are skills and qualities you obtain, then we want you to join our team to delivering your best potential and therefore outstanding care for our patients.

• GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent e.g. AMSPAR Level
  2) in English and Maths
• Audio typing/Word Processing Skills RSA II or equivalent experience (desirable)
• Experience in using Microsoft office packages including Word, Excel and Power Point
• Willingness to undertake further professional development
• Experience of dealing with the general…