Diabetes and Endocrinology Medical Secretary

To provide a full secretarial support service to consultants and members of their teams in respect of their general medical duties, diary management and specialist work.

To act independently ensuring that daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes., To act as first point of contact on behalf of the consultant and the Trust and deal effectively and courteously with all enquiries from GPs, patients/carers, other departments with the Trust and external bodies.

To produce correspondence and reports by the use of digital dictation/audio transcription technology.

To type clinical letters, including those of a sometimes distressing or emotional nature from digital dictation/audiotape as agreed.

To organise and support meeting on behalf of the team of Consultants, taking and distributing minutes as required., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations