Medical Secretary

Job overview

Medical Secretary ideally with experience of using EPR/PPM/Bluespier, scheduling patients for theatre, booking outpatient appointments, being able to prioritise workload and to be a team player.

The post is based within the orthopaedic department.

The post holder will provide secretarial support to the department Consultants, designated medical staff and their teams.

The postholder will be responsible for maintaining records both manually and on a computer system and demonstrate the ability to handle sensitive and confidential patient information, ie clinical letters, investigations and results.

The postholder acts as the first point of contact for all the forms of communication for the Consultants and medical team from GP's, patients and relatives, other hospitals.

Main duties of the job

Typing of clinic letters.

Acting as link between patients, GP's, wards and theatres.

Scheduling patients on Bluespier in house system.

Validating patient pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will be responsible for maintaining records both manually and on a computer system and demonstrate the ability to handle sensitive and confidential patient information, ie clinical letters, investigations and results.

The postholder acts as the first point of contact for all the forms of communication for the Consultants and medical team from GP's, patients and relatives, other hospitals.